Yes, I agree. But I
also told my high school students that I would not share their writing with
anyone UNLESS it seemed to me that it raised a flag that they were a danger to
themselves or others. I would try to get
them first, but if I couldn't, I would alert their parents and the Guidance
office.
I had to do this a number of times. On awful time I was reading a paper over the
weekend and it was story about a suicide attempt. I was a little uneasy: should I call? But it was just a story. I should have called, because that weekend
the girl did make a suicide attempt which, thank you, thank you God, was not
successful. But boy, after that I never
hesitated, and often walked students up to Guidance myself.
Plus, if the student is a minor, every teacher is a mandated reporter if there is any suspicion of abuse.
Plus, if the student is a minor, every teacher is a mandated reporter if there is any suspicion of abuse.
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