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- A school principal calls the State Central Registry (SCR) and reports that a ten-year-old elementary school student, Ed, has told his teacher repeatedly for several weeks that he does not get enough to eat at home. The child appears pale and eats excessively at the school lunch program.
- Mary L. brings her four-year-old daughter, Joan, to the emergency room because of a vaginal discharge. The child is diagnosed to have gonorrhea.
- A five-year-old boy, Jason, is continually brought to the school nurse for an advanced case of head lice.
- Nancy, a 12-year-old, comes to school with two bruises. One is on her upper left arm and one is on the lower area of her neck. Nancy states that her mother was upset yesterday and threw her against the refrigerator.
- Three-year-old Amy is brought to the emergency room and is diagnosed to have second degree immersion burns.
- A school counselor calls the SCR and states that Teddy has missed 34 out of a possible 95 days of school. Teddy has submitted an excuse for ten of his absences. The school has attempted to contact the parents. The parents have not responded to the contacts.
- A school counselor calls the SCR and states that Kim and Meghan R., a three-year-old and four-year-old, sit on the windowsill everyday during warm weather. The R.'s live in a fourth floor apartment without any screens.
- A mother calls the SCR and reports that she is afraid her husband is going to harm her six-month-old baby. He has on more than one occasion violently shaken the baby when the baby doesn't stop crying.
- A grandmother calls the SCR and states that three young children, who live two trailers down, roam the trailer park all night long vandalizing neighbors' property.
- A 16-year-old boy, Roger, is repeatedly drinking (two-three times a week) to the point of intoxication. He drinks in front of his mother. The aunt is concerned and calls the SCR.
Source: New York State Department of Social Services.
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Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Marlene Scheer
Continuing Education Coordinator
Social Work Building, Rm 231
p - 516.877.4392
f - 516.877.3266
e - scheer@adelphi.edu
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