Lesson 8 - Kassidy Norman

This week we learned about abuse and the process a teacher needs to go through in order to report it correctly. The first thing you need to do in order to report is make sure your knowledge of the abuse is first hand. If the bruise is visual then you should take a picture of it. Then you talk to the school psychologist and principal. When you do that you will contact Child Protective Services to explain what happened. CPS will take it from their but it is our job as their teacher to show our love and support to them, that they know they can always come to us to talk if something is going on. Make your classroom a safe environment for them and all your students. On Wednesday we were able to get into our groups based on our majors. We read a case study and collaborated on what we as Special Education teachers would do in this situation. It was interesting to hear what my group had to say and how we would handle the situation.