CALIFORNIA CHILD ABUSE MANDATED REPORTING

CALIFORNIA CHILD ABUSE MANDATED REPORTING

(ACTUAL 2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

COMPLETE SOLUTION

Under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, a mandated reporter is required to report suspected abuse to

• his or her employer or supervisor
• local child protective authorities
• the child's parents
• the California Department of Justice
• local child protective authorities

Which of the following is the strongest risk factor for predicting child abuse or neglect?

a) Socioeconomic status

b) Foreign culture

c) Religion

d) None of the above

d) None of the above

You have to have proof before you file a child abuse report? 1 / 2

True/False False

You are the principal of an elementary school. The parent of one of your students contacts you because she is concerned about the behavior of her 10 yo son's substitute teacher. She says that her son told her that, while getting help with his classwork, he had to sit on the teacher's lap, and the teacher rubbed his back and thighs. She tells you that her son's friends complained of this as well, and that both boys initially refused but that the teacher insisted. What should you do?

• Make a suspected child abuse report.
• Talk with the teacher to find out if this is an accurate report.
• Question the students the next day at school.
• Nothing. The teacher is not part of your regular staff, and you don't

want to raise concerns unnecessarily.

• Make a suspected child abuse report.

Child abuse only happens in homes of lower socio-economic status.True/False False Which of the following statements is true regarding child sexual abuse?

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