Mandated Reporter and Educator Discipline Training

Act 126 of 2012 ("Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training") amended the Public School Code of 1949 to mandate that all school entities and independent contractors of school entities provide their employees who have direct contact with children with a minimum of three hours of training every five years on child abuse and sexual misconduct recognition and reporting. The law went into effect on January 2, 2013.

1. Recognition of the signs of sexual misconduct, as defined in Act 126;
2. Reporting requirements for suspected sexual misconduct set forth in the Educator Discipline Act;
3. Provisions of the Educator Discipline Act, including mandatory reporting requirements; and
4. Maintenance of Professional and Appropriate Relationships with Students.

The first three hours of the workshop; will cover Mandated Reporter training, the last hour will cover Educator Discipline Training.