| SUBJECT: |
REPORTING SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE |
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| POLICY: |
Michigan State University Extension employees
have a moral, though not legal, responsibility to report suspected
child abuse or neglect. |
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| APPLIES TO: |
MSUE staff members. |
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| PROVISIONS/RESTRICTIONS: |
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- While Michigan’s Child Protection statute legally obligates
certain public employees to report suspected child abuse or neglect,
MSUE employees are not subject to the law.
- Although not legally obligated to report suspected child
abuse or neglect, MSUE feels that its employees are morally obligated
to report as if legally obligated.
- MSUE staff are not subject to criminal penalty for not
reporting as those who are covered by the law.
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| PROCEDURES: |
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| Report suspected child abuse or
neglect to the appropriate state agency. |
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| DATE: November 1,
1997 |
