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Originally Posted by watterinja Grasses often end up is a spot of bother somewhere down the line - especially if you are wrong!!! Could cost you more than a pretty penny in legal costs & damages. | I am not speaking about people whom you just 'suspect' may be doing it, but in the West, teachers, doctors and nurses are obliged by law to report any evidence of child abuse.
Why can't teachers here be under the same obligation? |
Teachers in Thailand have a legal obligation to report suspected abuse, as do doctors, nurses, psychologists, public health officials, local government officials and anybody else in similar positions of responsibility. This is part of the Child Protection Act 2004 which incorporates the UN Declaration on the Rights of Children and legislates against both physical and sexual abuse of children and states that in any such cases involving children the needs of the child are paramount.
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Originally Posted by Child Protection Act - Thailand - 2004 Article 29. Upon finding a child in circumstances which warrant welfare assistance or safety protection as stipulated under Chapters 3 and 4, a person shall provide basic assistance and notify a competent official, administrative official or police officer or person having the duty to protect a child's safety according to Article 24 without delay. A physician, nurse, psychologist or public health official admitting a child for treatment; teacher, instructor or employer having the duty to take care of a child who is his or her student or employee, shall report immediately to a competent official or person having duty to protect a child's safety according to Article 24, or administrative official or police officer if it is apparent or suspected that the child has been tortured or is sick due to unlawful care. |
http://www.law.yale.edu/rcw/rcw/juri..._Prot_2003.pdf
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