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from the complainant all possible information and must
prepare a written record. The worker must tell the
complainant that the information is being referred to
school or school board personnel for investigation. The
complainant should hbe encouraged to take the com-
plaint direc'tlv to appropriate school personnel.
However. if the conm plainrant dcoes not wish to do so. the
worker must assure the cnomplainrant that the depart-
ment will not reveal the complainant's identity to the
school.
d! pon receipt of a complaint against any
employee of tfhe school district, the worker or super-
visor must make a verbal report of the(' complaint, ex-
cept for the identity o f the ('complainant. to the responsi-
ble person in the school district as identified in estab-
lished agree(mntrl and or contracts if no such agree-
ment exists. the report must be made to the principal of
the school where the alleged abuser is oan employee If
the alleged ;abuser is the principal. the report must be
mad(' to the superinten'denlt. of schools or to the next ap-
propriate, upeirvisorv level above the principal. If the
alleged all-er is the superintendent of 'schools, the re-
port must made' to the president of the school board.
Ie) 'IThe person to whom the complaint is reported
most he asked tni investigate the coml)]phint and report
back to the department at the earliest time possible. A
tentative( date for receipt of this report must be set at
this contact.
SImf) enwdiately subsequent to transmitting the
verbal conplaiint. IMIIR prot(ective, services staff must
prepare a written referral. which must be approved by
the' supervisor In addition to documenting the com-
p)lalnt. the' iagre'menlts reached, and the plan for feed-
back of mi'nformnation about the investigation, this letter
will advise th ,it the depart nent will lhe expecting a writ-
ten rep'(oprt ;albuit l ibiigs aid disposition within 30 days
of the dte of aniginal referral.
<)g In the event the pe('rson receiving the com-
plaint provides hno report or ani unsatisfactory report.,
the appropriate i)IIH staff erienlr must communicate
the problem to the regional dire'(c'tor for Social Services.
Appropriate contacts must he made with local adminis-
trative levels of lthe school district up to the president of
the school hard in an effort to secure satisfactory
closure on their (hnin init Shouldi these efforts fail, the
regional (fle!t' to tov n authorize , written report to the
district ;,trnie'v. identifying the details of the com-
plaint and peccifving the efforts made to secure
cooperation from the s(cho)ol district. This letter will
place thep matter in the hands of the district attorney
for further disposition.
ih) Upon receipt of a complaint of abuse against
school personnel, the worker inust report the complaint
to ('ANRIS. The name of the person involved will not
be entered. Rather, the worker must enter "School Per-
sornnel" and tLe school (or school district). The finalCANRIS report will be handled as follows:
(1) Invalid-- No name will be entered.
(2) Uncertain. Validated, or Potential-- The
name of the person involved will be substituted for
"School Personnel."
(i) Complaints against personnel of schools other
than public schools must be handled as is any 'complaint
against an individual If' the school is subject to any
regulatory laws, any validated, uncertain. or pten' 'al
complaint and its resolution must bhe reported to the( ,p-
propriate regulatory' authority
.043. Inoesta gtionl ofRe /rr(l/ '(Ia 'iu(nt/. k ulnawayV.
or CH('I'S ('hdId o r I'n ,lorrid or .ch,,,,Io-Alge 'Parents
For referrals of youth, age 1() 17. ,or unmarried or
school-age parents, the intake proc-edure involves:
(a) an investigation andor social study into the
circumstances of the referred youth:
(b)i an asssessmeiit of the vouth 's ne ed 'for protec-
tion and services,
(c) the provision iof needed protective action;
(d) information. referral. and linkage to needed
family and community resources:
(e) a (documentation o(f whether tlhet vouth's situa-
tion involves abuse or ne('glec'(t:
(f) a determination of whether the youth needs
on-going protective services:
(g) the report oif the investigation to the family
and complainant.
.044. In'estigatin of Lack o/'fAMefidwal ('are e('cause
of Parents'Ilr/tgmus' Bh'le/k
(a) Refusal of parents to provide needed medical
treatment for a child because of the parent's religious
beliefs does not constitute inedic'al negIe'('ct. The child.
however, must he given I)11R's pr )totitlin through a
protective services investigations a nd t he c(,rt', pro(tec-
tion as necessitated hv )the ('chilfs editionion
(b) )uring the protectiveservices('.Investigatiln, a
worker must interview the involved mw'. a'l per'aIinnel
and the parents to determine(, the, n;t ure and v tv eity of
the child's illness and )oss I)lea Iternatives to tihe
recommended r(medicIal treatml'lt W' hen pos iile, miore(
than one doct(or''s opinion( will ae sec(('rred If the c('hild' s
life is in danger or if he is threatened with permane;ilnt
loss of a limb or (of major muscle, hearing . ight. or in-
tellectual functioning. I)Il{ staff m roust g et written
medical statements reflecting this.
(c) 1I)HR must interv('ene l)y presenting the c('hild's
situation to the court when tl:e doctors' statemen(its in-
dicate that without the recomme nded tnled m'al treat
ment, the child will dlie or suffer permanent loss Of a
limb or of major muscle, hearing, sight, or intellectual
functioning.
(d) When the investigation shows that the child
lacks needed medical attention because of the parents
religious beliefs (and not because of other parentalt',/iniw 2 .V n/her 9H. December 20. 1977
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