As a reminder, on June 27, 2012, the Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) was amended to mandate that all personnel of higher education institutions report cases of suspected child abuse or neglect to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) states that: All College personnel are mandated reporters who, if they have reasonable cause to believe a child known to them in their professional or official capacity may be an abused child or a neglected child, shall immediately report or cause a report to be made to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services by calling the Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-252-2873 or 1-800-25-ABUSE. College personnel who are mandated reporters specifically include all athletic program personnel and/or athletic facility personnel. Students enrolled in an academic program leading to a position as a child care worker, school service personnel and/or education degree are also mandated reporters pursuant to the Act. Under this policy, College personnel includes student workers. 91探花 considers volunteers as defined under 91探花鈥檚 Volunteer Services Policy (4.07) also to be mandated reporters. Additional information can be found on 91探花’s web site by clicking on the button below or at G:\General\POLICY MANUAL & Minutes\POLICY MANUAL