How about this one. Child goes to school with bruises. Teacher/counselor asks him what happened. He says his dad hit him. Do they report it to the state authorities (police/DCFS)?
I knew this would come back around
The reason I ask because in another group some were saying it should be kept inhouse.
There was another option of taking care of it without the authorities.
Also the real question began with someone who smacked his misbehaving child, not abuse. It was one person who said that it's non of the schools business, which I think no one would agree with. The question is at what point is it something wrong, when does the school step in, and whom to speak with when such an issue comes up.