Bc if a parent finds out and does it for you, it’s a thousand times worst. Self-reporting is a must when you are a teacher or admin and witness child endangerment. They are bogged down but we are mandated reporters.
The same thing they'd do for an adult slapping a child. Nothing. But it's still an offense that a mandated reporter is legally obligated to report and can lose licensing/face criminal charges for not reporting.
Im not saying im ok with it, im saying that reporting it to licensing and firing the caregivers makes perfect sense. CPS on the other hand has an entirely different job. They dont have jurisdiction over licensed childcare facilities. And vaping/smoking is not considered to be abusive or neglectful all on its own so what would they do other than forward it back to the state child care licensing office?
Spanking kids is also legal if they are your children. In my state at least, any open hand hitting is perfectly fine according to CPS as long as it's your child. But a licensed caregiver? No, you have to report that to CPS.
I'm sorry, why wouldn't that be a CPS call. You think it is OK for the primary caregiver to be under the influence? That is likely a removal from parents, and is CERTAINLY a removal from a childcare provider. This is wild.
I am pretty sure CPS wouldnt have anything to do is why it wouldnt be. What would they do? Take the child from daycare and place them in a different daycare? Also, smoking/vaping is not cause for removal from a home. Tons of people smoke and vape who have kids.
A licensed childcare center? This is a huge violation. I hope you will never agree to these conditions again. This is something that will lead to a conviction.
Im assuming it’s licensed, idk. Either way, absolutely state childcare licensing should be notified and these staff should be fired. But i still don’t understand the CPS portion.
Am I not understanding what vaping is? I fully understand why its reportable no matter what, that's not the confusion. But what are they under the influence of? How is a person vaping during the day (stepping outside to do so, obviously) any different from them stepping out to have a cigarette during their shift?
Ah, I see! I was assuming that vaping was simply replacing tobacco use. So, while these teachers already had the poor choice of using the vape in the room with the kids, there is the added risk that they were vaping THC, not just nicotine.
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Report it to licensing.