District Requires Teachers to Report Sex Between Students

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by Sundaydrive00

I'm confused. Do you not see a difference between a parent abusing their child and two 16 year olds having consensual sex?

It all falls under Oregon's definition of abuse. And people here on other threads have made the case that the other examples I mentioned are "nobody's business" because they're intrafamily.

As far as two 16 year olds having sex, Oregon law defines that a 16 year old cannot give consent. You may agree or disagree but that's how the legislature there has defined age of consent.

Here's the thing, because that's become a mandatory report those people who are mandatory reporters have no choice, they have to report it or themselves face consequence. There is no gray area.

That gets drilled into your heads as a teacher at the beginning of every school year. My former system used to do it twice a year. Now, because of some issues the last couple years, the training is held at the beginning of every grading quarter. Four times a year.

Hell, it's gotten the point that if a kid doesn't have lunch money twice in a two week period the system has made that a mandatory report.

[Crashj007]

Originally Posted by gouligann

Since when did someone decide that sexual activity between two teenagers, both of age of consent, become a crime that a teacher needs to report?
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Apparently around the end of October this year.
The age of consent in Oregon is 18.

[Frihed89]

We've got it all in Denmark as far as marital mixes are concerned. The kids start learning about this in public nursury schools and forward. Friends are friends, idiots are idiots and bullies are bullies. Who/what their parents are doesn't matter.

[C24L]

I think sex between minors should be illegal and i wish people here in Texas had to report it.

[Bettafish]

So they have to rely on teachers to control sex between kids now? Kinda sad

[history nerd]

Originally Posted by C24L

I think sex between minors should be illegal and i wish people here in Texas had to report it.

Whya? ....and what should happen to the kids in your opinion?

[Just hanging out]

Originally Posted by John1960

Salem-Keizer teachers and staff were recently told that when they learn, or suspect, a student is sexually active, they must report it to law enforcement or state officials.

Some students, teachers and parents are upset with the requirement, so much so that more than 550 people signed a digital petition to Paul Kyllo, the school board chairman, demanding the practice be stopped.

Salem-Keizer staff told to report suspected sexually active students

This is a law in many states.. No one actually reports and who is really going to enforce that?? Two teens having consentual sex that is