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PROCEDURES TO REPORT REGARDING CHILD ABUSE

4. A report of suspected child abuse to law enforcement or the appropriate county agency by a

mandated reporter, made in lieu of a report to the department, shall not constitute an offense under

this subsection, provided that the report was made in a good faith effort to comply with the

requirements of this chapter [63].”

Mandated Reporting Procedures

Library employees who have reasonable cause to suspect child abuse shall immediately call

ChildLine at 1-800-932-0313 and make an oral report.

Immediately after calling ChildLine, the employee will notify the Tredyffrin Public Library Director or

Paoli Branch Manager or, in their absence, a trained designee (these persons shall be referred to as

“the administrator” in these procedures) that they have made a report. The Administrator and the

staff member who made the report will immediately completed the “Library Mandated Report of

Suspected Child Abuse Form”.

The Administrator shall notify the Township Manger that a report has been made so that the

County Solicitor may be notified.

Within 48 hours of reporting to ChildLine, the Administrator and staff member who made the

report shall complete form CY-47, Report of Suspected Child Abuse, and send it to ChildLine and the

County of Chester’s Department of Children, Youth and Families. The Administrator shall notify the

Libraries Board of Trustees that a report has been filed.

Investigation

Library employees shall cooperate with the Department of Human Services or County of

Chester’s Department of Children, Youth and Families, investigating a report of suspected child

abuse, including permitting authorized personnel to interview the child while in attendance.

Library Documentation

Information regarding a mandated report by a Library employee is confidential except in certain

instances specified by law. All communication and records of such reports will be treated as

confidential. Records kept to document background information or timeline of the report will

be maintained in a secured file cabinet by the administrator. Only one copy of any record will

be maintained by the Library. A copy of the CY-47: Report of Suspected Child Abuse should be

attached to the Library’s form.

Training

All Library employees shall receive initial and periodic training regarding the requirements of this policy.

Adopted by Tredyffrin Township Libraries Board, 4/23/15

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