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Originally Posted by barbara
Zeke, being a mandated reporter is different than speaking up about someone doing drugs on the job.
A mandated reporter is obligated to report the abuse of children, dependent adults, and the elderly. One does not have to have 'proof', only a suspicion, then the officials investigate.
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Is a young football coach who isn't certain of what he's seen enough to do anything beyond opening a file? (In the work I have done, that implies an investigation.)
That not enough information was collected to trigger action isn't directly anyone's fault.