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 Child Abuse and Child Protection

Mandated Reporting

​Mandated Reporting Resources


In 2019 the Georgia General Assembly passed HB 12 which requires public schools to post signs displaying the child abuse reporting hotline, 1-855-GA-CHILD.

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Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Education

Effective July 1, 2018, each local board of education shall provide:

  •  Annual age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in kindergarten through grades 9 (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-143).
  •  The provision that professional learning may include participating in or presenting at in-service training on sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-200).
  • ​In-service training programs on sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention for professional personnel that will be providing instruction in annual age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in K through grade 9 (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-201).​​

Preventing Sexual Violence (CDC)​


 Contact Information

Tabathia Baldy, EdD
Mental Health & Wellness Program Manager
​tabathia.baldy@doe.k12.ga.us​


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