Reporting in case of former student-teacher relationship
by Kat
(Ontario, Canada)
My question is in example format:
An adult survivor of childhood incest confides in her former high school teacher. The abuse did not occur during highs school, it stopped before that. The student is now 23 years old....but still meets with her former teacher as friends. Is there ANY legal obligation or duty to report this abuse to the authorities by the former high school teacher? I understand there is no statue of limitations for child abuse, but that would apply to the student and her initiative to press charges, correct? Does the teacher have to report this abuse to anyone or can she keep it confidential? If you need more info, could you post it on the comments page, then I can go back to check and add it.
Great site - most informative and user friendly I've seen thus far in my research on this.
Hope to see this answer soon,
Thank you
Kat
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