Jeonnam Central Child Protection Agency Conducts 'Mandatory Reporter Training' for Naju City School Staff

Conducting Non-Face-to-Face Online Training for Reporting Obligations Due to the COVID-19 Situation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Chunsu Kim] The Jeonnam Central Region Child Protection Agency (Director Yugi Yong) announced on the 16th that it conducted non-face-to-face mandatory reporter training using YouTube live streaming for 330 teaching staff in Naju City, in collaboration with the Naju Office of Education in Jeollanam-do.

This non-face-to-face online mandatory reporter training was conducted over a total of 10 sessions and covered topics such as understanding child abuse, operation of the Child Protection Agency and case intervention processes, and the obligations of mandatory reporters of child abuse.

According to Article 26 of the Child Welfare Act, teaching staff are designated as mandatory reporters of child abuse, and if a mandatory reporter witnesses child abuse but fails to report it, a fine of up to 3 million won may be imposed under Article 75 of the same law. Additionally, under Article 26, Paragraph 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Child Welfare Act, the heads of institutions and facilities to which mandatory reporters belong must conduct at least one hour of child abuse prevention education annually.

Yugi Yong, Director of the Jeonnam Central Region Child Protection Agency, said, “By conducting non-face-to-face child abuse prevention education using YouTube live streaming, we tried to find ways to respond to the post-COVID-19 era,” and added, “We hope that teaching staff, as mandatory reporters, will have a high sensitivity to child abuse to prevent it and enable early detection of abused children.”

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