8.7 Sharing Informing Information With School Personnel As Reporter
When school personnel make a CA/N report, they are entitled, upon request to the local CD office or the Children’s Service Worker completing the investigation, to information on the general disposition of the report (Section 210.145.14 RSMo). This will be provided verbally, or in writing, and will include:
- The date the investigation was completed;
- The conclusion reached;
- Whether a referral for Family-Centered Services (FCS) was made; and
- The fact that a referral was made to the juvenile court, if applicable.
The Children’s Service Worker shall provide the information to the reporter within 45 days of the request, or as soon as possible after the investigation is completed. The school personnel who made the report may share the information only within the school setting on a need-to-know basis. If the school principal is the eventual reporter, they should share the feedback they receive with the teacher, counselor, nurse, etc. who originated the report.
NOTE: Some county offices have developed a local form to provide feedback to mandated reporters on the outcome of the investigation.