Study finds schools failing to report abuse and neglect | The Connecticut Mirror

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the state’s child advocate, Jeanne Milstein, say child abuse and neglect cases are slipping through the bureaucratic cracks at the state’s schools.

Their proof: hundreds of examples in a 66-page report they released Thursday.

American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Policy Statement on HIPAA and Child Abuse

The Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect of the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new policy statement to guide pediatricians through the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations regarding their responsibilities in releasing or reviewing patient health information without knowledge or consent when child abuse or neglect is suspected.

Four Amish bishops charged in Webster County for failing to report abuse | Springfield News-Leader

Webster County authorities have charged four Amish church leaders with failing to report alleged child abuse.

Petula Dvorak: For Abused Children, Summer Is No Vacation – washingtonpost.com

It was all so familiar and comforting until I followed the teachers to the cafeteria for a more chilling back-to-school ritual: a review of how to spot physical, sexual and mental abuse among their students.

Maine bus drivers eyed in abuse reporting bill

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A bill to add Maine school bus drivers and attendants to the list of those who must report suspected child abuse has won the support of a legislative committee.

Spy-cam flap: Activists vs. Planned Parenthood

An anti-abortion group’s hidden-camera video is raising questions about whether Planned Parenthood facilities in Arizona are meeting their legal duty to report sexual abuse of minors.

Judge says principal didn’t report abuse suspicion — chicagotribune.com

A Champaign County judge has convicted Janice Bradley, the former principal of Thomas Paine Elementary School in Urbana, of failure to report suspicions of child abuse.