1. If you are a mandated reporter in a school and a child has been missing from school and the parents are not responding to the schools attempts to discuss the child’s lack of attendance, what should you do?
   

AMake a report to the SCR for educational neglect.

BAssess if other efforts can be made by the school to engage the family.

CDiscuss the matter with the child’s friends.

DCall the police.

1. When a mandated reporter finds a family in crisis and the children are not in imminent danger of harm, it is best to:
   

ACall the State Central Register and make a report just in case.

BAssess the situation to see if the family could benefit from other community resources.

CDo nothing.

DCall law enforcement

1. What should a mandated reporter do before reporting any allegations of abuse/neglect?
   

AHave clear and sufficient evidence of the abuse or neglect.

BDiscuss the concerns with the parent or guardian of the child.

CTalk to the child about what to say to the child protective services worker.

DHave reasonable cause to suspect the child has been abused or neglected.

1. When must a LDSS 2221A form be filed?
   

ADepends on the severity of the injury.

BWithin five business days of making the oral report.

CWithin 48 hours of making an oral report.

DThe 2221A is no longer required.