Child Abuse
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It was a typical day at work, or so I thought. I was the opening shift at the before-after school program that I work at. We were expecting a new child to start this morning, a kindergartner, Sean. Around 7:45 Sean and his mother walk in and introduce themselves. I notice that Sean has a mulberry l ....
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.... bruise on his face for his first day at a new school. I immediately reported the incident to my chain of command, wrote up my observations, then had to wait patiently to see what would happen. The result - nothing. Child Protective Services said the report was not submitted within 24 hours, so they couldn't do anything. We had another case that we reported just two weeks ago to Child Protective Services. Another five- year old was involved. The teacher noticed a bite mark on his cheek. She as ....
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