Child Abuse Reporting and Programs
How does the school prevent, recognize, report, and respond to suspected child abuse or maltreatment?
LTS provides child abuse anti-victimization programs and cooperates with official child abuse investigators as required by law. LTS also provides training to its teachers and students in preventing and addressing incidents of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children, including knowledge of likely warning signs indicating that a
child may be a victim of sexual abuse or maltreatment. Assistance, interventions, and counseling options are also available.
The school’s administration shall cooperate with law enforcement investigations of child abuse, including investigations by the DFPS. School officials may not refuse to permit an investigator to interview a student who is alleged to be a victim of abuse or neglect at school. School officials may not require the investigator to permit school personnel to be present during an interview conducted at school.
Investigations at school may be conducted by authorized law enforcement or state agencies without prior notification or consent of the student’s parent, if necessary.