OT: legal obligations

[Evan Leibovitch]

Tyler Aviss wrote:
> "Most provincial and territorial child welfare laws require those
> (including professionals and members of the public) who suspect that a
> child is being maltreated to make a report to the appropriate child
> welfare authority."
>   

The timing of this is interesting, considering that a precedent was set 
recently on this issue. A school principal and VP were recently charged 
for being aware of a sexual assault of a student in their school and not 
reporting it.

http://www.thestar.com/article/291584

This is the first time, apparently, that criminal charges have been laid 
for failing to report.

- Evan

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