'Everybody in Texas is a mandatory reporter, whether you work professionally with children, or you pour concrete for a living,' said Carrie Wilcoxson.
"Everybody in Texas is a mandatory reporter, whether you work professionally with children, or you pour concrete for a living," said Carrie Wilcoxson.SAN ANTONIO — Did you know that everyone is required to report child abuse, even if you don't work with children? It's a Class A misdemeanor if you don't.
“It's a class A misdemeanor if you are required to report and you have information, and you knowingly, knowingly failed to report,” said Wilcoxson. “Calibrating the system and the triage process, so that we are helping our state front liners, our investigators, to focus on the right cases,” said Wilcoxson.
“When somebody attempts to do so, the department is required by law to inform that person that they're not authorized, and that they should be contacting law enforcement,” said Wilcoxson.
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