The California Community College Chancellor’s Office has determined that all California community college employees are mandated reporters of child abuse. If you reasonably suspect a child is suffering abuse, you are required to report the abuse to law enforcement and/or Child Protective Services.
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When Reporting Is Required
WheneverÌýanÌýemployee,Ìýin his/herÌýprofessionalÌýcapacityÌýorÌýwithin theÌýscopeÌýofÌýhis/herÌýemployment, has knowledgeÌýofÌýorÌýobserves aÌýchildÌý(i.e., aÌýperson underÌýtheÌýageÌýofÌý18Ìýyears)Ìýwhom theÌýemployeeÌýknows, orÌýreasonablyÌýsuspects, to haveÌýbeen theÌývictim ofÌýchildÌýabuseÌýorÌýneglect,ÌýtheÌýemployeeÌýmustÌýreport theÌýincident.Ìý(Penal CodeÌý§ 11166(a)).ÌýFacts uponÌýwhich aÌýreasonable suspicion mayÌýariseÌýdoÌýnot haveÌýto haveÌýbeenÌýwitnessedÌýbyÌýtheÌýemployee,ÌýbutÌýratherÌýcan be learnedÌýfrom otherÌýsources.
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How to Make a Report
To make a report, an employee must contact an appropriate local law enforcement or county child welfare agency, listed below. This legal obligation is not satisfied by making a report of the incident to a supervisor or to the school. An appropriate law enforcement agency may be one of the following:
- Police or Sheriff’s Department (not including a school district police department or school security department)
- Camarillo Police Department:Ìý805.388.5100
- Oxnard Police Department:Ìý805.385.7600
- Ventura Police Department:Ìý805.339.4400
- Ventura County Sheriff's Department:Ìý805.654.9511
- County of Ventura Human Services Agency:
- Child Protective Services:Ìý805.654.3200Ìý(24 hour hotline)
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