Reporting abuse outside of school

Teachers play a big role in your child's life.

Aside from teaching fundamentals, many also report signs of abuse inside a home.

ASIDE FROM TEACHING THEM THEFUNDAMENTALS, MANY ALSO REPORTSIGNS OF ABUSE INSIDE A HOME.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON IS LIVE WITH DETAILS -ON THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILYSERVICES NEW PLAN - TO KEEPKIDS SAFE WHEN DISTANCELEARNING BEGINS.MARISSA?THEY SAY WITH SCHOOLS STILLCLOSED- AND WITH NO TEACHERSDIRECTLY IN FRONT OF KIDS-THEYRE NOT GETTING AS MANYREPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE ANDNEGLECT.IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR- CLARKCOUNTY HAD ONE THOUSAND ONEHUNDRED AND 60 INVESTIGATIONSFOR CHIKD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.THIS YEAR- NEARLY HALF THAT-ONLY 660 INVESTIGATIONS.I TALKED WITH THE HONORABLEJUDGE FRANK SULLIVAN- HE SAYS-THOSE NUMBERS ARE A DIRECTRESPONSE OF LESS REPORTS THATLEAD TO INVESTIGATIONS.HE SAYS UP TO 60 PERCENT OFTHEIR REPORTS OF POSSIBLE CHILDABUSE AND NEGLECT- COME FROMTEACHERS.8:17-8:30 YOU'RE ALWAYSCONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSEYOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOU'REREPORTING, IF YOU DON'T KNOWABOUT IT,THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DOABOUT IT SO WE ARE CONCERNEDCUZ REPORTS ARE GOING DOWNDRAMATICALLYSO THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILYSERVICES HAS BEEN WORKING ON APLAN- TO TRY TO KEEP KIDS SAFEWHILE LEARNING FROM HOME THISSCHOOL YEAR.THEYVE BEEN WORKING ON ACAMPAIGN- THAT INCLUDES PASSINGOUT THESE FLYERS- THAT HAVEINFORMATION FOR RELATIVES ANDNEIGHBORS TO HELP THEMRECOGNIZE- AND THEN REPORT- ANYABUSE.THE OTHER FACTOR MAKING THINGSDIFFICULT- AT HOME VISITS TOCHECK ON KIDS HAVE BEEN LIMITEDTO PREVENT SPREADING COVID 19.MK 13, AN."JUST ONE PERSON AND IT WAS MYBOY"A MOTHER HEARTBROKEN AFTER HER23 YEAR OLD SON WAS GUNNED DOWN