What is a teacher required to do by law in this case?

Question

If a student tells a teacher about an instance where they were sexually harassed, what is the teacher required to do? Does it go to the principal who informs the authorities? Or how does that work?

It's a long story, but I am asking this question for one of my friends.

Answer 1

The school must call the police.

Answer 2

Most States now require persons like teachers to report incidents like this to school authorities. Some discretion is left to the school authorities to involve law enforcement. If you have a couple 10 year olds involved, you probably do not need to involve the police when the school and parents can take care of the situation. If they are high school students and the conduct is an on going problem or arises to a possible assault, then the police get involved.

Answer 3

Sexually "harassed" is a very loose term.

In most States in the US, and in England - I don't know about other countries - teachers are what's called "Mandated reporters". That means that if they have a "reasonable suspicion" that a sex crime is being committed against a minor they have a legal duty to tell the police.

We recently had a teacher jailed in California when a 15 year old student asked her for advice because she thought she was pregnant by her 19 year old boyfriend. Later, the parents found out about the relationship, and that the teacher hadn't notified the police when she was told about it, and they filed a criminal complaint against her. While she didn't spend long in jail, she did lose her teaching license.

Richard

Answer 4

Teachers are Mandatory Reporters..which means that they must report all instances of sexual or physical abuse..suspected or known..they tell their supervisors and must fill out an incident report to be filed with the main office...it is up to the office to seet up a counseling session with the student, victim and to talk to the other perpetrator, if its a student...new laws do not look kindly on any ignored behaviors like that.

Answer 5

it depends what the student wants
if the student wants it as a secret, a teacher is REQUIRED to keep it a sercret
its a student teacher confidentiality
just like doctors and lawyers.
my advice
etll your friend to get over it
the alw has betrayed every sexual assault victim by barely giving the convict a sentence

my best friend (girl)
got sexualy assaulted
she tolled the authoreties

the guys punishement
was house arrest for 20 years
the first ten he can go to school and volenteer where he wants
the noxt ten years he could go anywhere he wanted from 6 am to 9 pm

which everyone knew he didnt folow
he went to parties and did everything
its just going to be an embarasment to your friend

but tell them my heart goes out to them.

(IN CANADA)

Answer 6

No reason that an employer can't require you to live and pay taxes in the district where you work. Common for county and city employees, teachers. Less so with private employers; but they are pretty much unrestrained about that kind of requirement.

Answer 7

All teachers are required to tell the proper authorities when told information that something has or will happen to a student, by law. They will most likely tell their boss (the principle) who will call the proper authorities.
Good luck.

Answer 8

Definitely tell your teacher, your friend is probably not the first person that has been victimized by the harasser. Tell her to be brave, she will not only help herself but will also help other people that have been too scared to come forward.

Answer 9

I would think the teacher would first inform the principal who then would alert the authorities.

Answer 10

Here in Kentucky, yes that is protocol. I was once in that situation and it was my responsibility to report it to my building principal.