They can be impeached, but it would require a majority of the House and a super majority (2/3 I think), and that’s pretty unlikely. And much like the presidency, being impeached doesn’t necessarily mean being removed from the bench. Once he gets on the court, our only hope is that cirrhosis or heart disease get him. 

I read something Dan Rather said (a tweet maybe?) in that if the scope of the FBI investigation is going to be so severely limited, it is up to the press to then uncover the rest of the information and make it public.  Unfortunately even if they did that, I don’t think it would make any difference to the GOP.  Even if…

My guess is they just called a nanny service and ordered a new nanny.  Like an Uber or a pizza. 

I really like Elizabeth Warren, but I think she is probably too polarizing (and there will be far too many stupid comparisons to Hillary to distract everyone). I think she will have a lot more impact if she stays where she is in the Senate. 

I don’t think you read my original post correctly, then. What I said was that if a teacher is on the fence about whether a report is warranted (because sometimes it isn’t), ERR (not “ERROR”) on the side of making the report. Meaning, if they aren’t sure whether something is reportable or whether they have enough info,…

Probably not, but that still doesn’t absolve someone of the legal requirement to make a report.

Fully agree. Pinning someone down and kissing them against their will is a crime- so why is it suddenly not one when the victim is his own daughter? 

Yeah but then they would have had to find a guy who wasn’t a sexual harasser (or worse), which I’d guess is pretty hard to do when it seems like the majority of Republicans are creeps. 

It probably varies a little from state to state, but in general telling a supervisor isn’t enough- it has to be reported immediately to CPS or law enforcement. That was part of the issue with the Jerry Sandusky case at Penn State- the assistant coach reported what he saw to his superiors (who just covered it up), but…

It says a minister did report it and it wasn’t taken seriously. There were several others she told- it doesn’t specify whether or not any of them made reports. The teacher she told didn’t report it- he claims he wrote a note to the principal about it instead, meaning he didn’t meet his legal obligation as a mandatory…

I know- I get that. I’ve been threatened before too. CPS and law enforcement need to do a better job of protecting people who make reports. But when you’re in a job where you are a legally mandated reporter, you  don’t get to decide how far to go. If you have credible information that abuse has occurred, you risk…

Our school district uses the Run Hide Fight model, but lots of ones around here use ALICE. Given we just had a workplace shooting in the area this week (luckily the shooter was the only fatality), it’s a sobering reminder to once again review everything I’ve been trained to do.

I get it- I’ve made TONS of credible reports in the course of my career and most of them don’t even get investigated. I’ve had parents show up to school to threaten me (because the CPS worker violated the law and told the parent the report came from someone at school). But I’ve also had reports that resulted in…

WTF are you talking about? Yes they can. As long as the report is made in good faith (ie they’re not making things up) anything can be reported. If you are on the fence about whether something is reportable or not, err on the side of making the report. 

Good for you! I’m a school social worker and I lead trainings on mandatory reporting. I always tell teachers- err on the side of making the report. Even if you don’t think the county will do anything (and in our area, CPS is pretty much USELESS), at least it’s on record. 

Depending on the state laws, it doesn’t technically qualify as abuse, but that’s not for the teacher to determine.  He was given enough information that it would obligate him to make a report- it’s up to the county to determine whether it meets the legal definition of abuse. 

That teacher was a mandated reporter and should have reported it directly to the police or child protective services.  A note to the principal does not meet that legal obligation and at minimum he should be fined and have his license suspended. 

He clearly thinks is a clever way to hide his weak chin. 

Plus we all know that the teenage brain is “under construction” as it goes through major changes, but it’s not as common knowledge that it goes through a very similar process around 7-9 years old. Hence why kids that age act like moody little teenagers.

Huggies have Mickey Mouse on them too, and I do NOT like the design either!