Consider the following situation: A teacher in a new elementary school struggles with whether or not a family’s disciplinary choices constitute abuse. In addition to bruises the child tries to hide, the 6 year old student often reports being alone for several hours in the afternoons. Furthermore, the teacher fears that involving CPS may actually cause more stress in the child’s life.

After considering the above scenario, write an essay of at least 300 words in response to these questions:

What state laws and guidelines should the teacher be considering in this case? Use your home state as a reference.

Does the teacher have an obligation to report concerns? Why or why not?
If the teacher chooses not to file a report, what are the potential short and long term consequences in the life of the child?

An excellent initial thread will address all prompts using support from course material, state resources, and scripture. I will provide a annotated bibliography that I have written that has the sources for the state of Louisiana. Please use this for your references.