What must remain confidential when reporting suspected child abuse?

• A. The identity of the District employee.
• B. The identity of the child.
• C. The identity of the alleged perpetrator.
• D. The identity of the reporting supervisor.

Answer: (A)

Protecting the person who reports is the key idea. When someone reports suspected child abuse, their identity should be kept confidential to shield them from retaliation and to encourage people to come forward. That’s why the District’s policy emphasizes keeping the District employee who makes the report confidential. The child’s and the alleged perpetrator’s identities are handled within the investigation and shared with the appropriate authorities as needed, so they aren’t the aspect singled out for confidentiality in this context. The identity of the reporting supervisor isn’t the main focus of the confidentiality rule here.