Teachers are assigned a multitude of responsibilities they do not want, for which they are poorly suited, and that disrupt their primary roles. One such responsibility is the obligation to serve as mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse and neglect. Joan Goodman reviews the history of this duty, its current parameters, the harmful over-reporting, and its unfortunate consequences for children, teachers, and families. As an alternative to referring suspected abuse cases to authorities, schools could use logarithms for initial screening, involve personnel with more extensive training in identifying potential abuse, or consult a team of in-school personnel to evaluate cases before making referrals.

教师被分配了许多他们不想要的职责，这些职责不适合他们，并且破坏了他们的主要角色。其中一项责任是有义务充当怀疑虐待和忽视儿童行为的强制举报人。琼·古德曼（Joan Goodman）回顾了这项职责的历史，其当前参数，有害的过度报告及其对儿童，教师和家庭的不幸后果。除了将可疑的虐待案件移交给当局之外，学校还可以使用对数进行初始筛查，让接受过更广泛培训的人员识别潜在的虐待行为，或者在进行转介之前咨询学校中的人员以评估案件。