Principals must maintain a file of signed Attachment Ds for which group?

• A. Only teaching staff.
• B. All employees under their supervision.
• C. All district staff.
• D. Only administrators.

Answer: (B)

Attachment D is an acknowledgment form that staff sign to confirm they understand their mandated reporting responsibilities and the district’s procedures for reporting suspected abuse or neglect. The principal must keep a file of these signed forms for everyone they supervise because any employee who works with students could encounter a reportable situation, and it’s essential to show that all such staff have received training and are aware of how to act. Maintaining this record for all employees under the principal’s supervision ensures comprehensive coverage, accountability, and readiness for audits or investigations, not just for a subset of staff.

Focusing only on teaching staff would leave other school personnel—counselors, office staff, aides, cafeteria workers, custodians, and volunteers—unprotected by a signed acknowledgement. Limiting the file to administrators excludes the many other roles that interact with students daily. Limiting it to all district staff would be impractical at the school level, since principals cannot supervise every district employee.