5620: Child Abuse, Neglect and Cruelty

Any employee of the District who has reasonable cause to believe that a child is being or has been subjected to child abuse or neglect or observes such child being subjected to conditions or circumstances which would reasonably result in child abuse or neglect, shall report or cause a report to be made of the incident to the proper law enforcement agency or to the Department of Health and Human Services. The District will cooperate with and assist the authorities in any investigation of a reported incident of child abuse or neglect. Willful failure to report the incident is a Class III misdemeanor by Nebraska statute.