 Physical or mental injury
 In which the child’s or vulnerable adult’s health or
welfare is harmed or at substantial risk of being
harmed
 By any parent or other person who has a permanent
or temporary care or custody or responsibility for
supervision of a child or by any household or family

Must be made to CPS as soon as possible.
Staff cannot be required however, they may inform their immediate supervisor of the intent to report.

Using personal, non-PGCPS accounts or devices - such as cell phones, tablets and computers - to text, email or otherwise communicate with students without a supervisor or manager’s prior approval and/or providing students with private cell phone
numbers or email addresses.

Prohibited or Appropriate
 Hitting
 Pulling and or grabbing the student’s clothing and/or
backpack
 Kicking the desk or throwing objects or any other
actions that would physically or emotionally intimidate
the students
 Touching that results in an injury – bruise or scratch

 Kissing students
 Any type of massage giving by or to students

Prohibited or Appropriate
 Name-calling or using profanity;
 Excessive yelling;
 Sexual or offensive humor;
 Shaming, belittling, or derogatory/negative remarks about a
student, including negative comments about the student’s
physique, body development, dress, or family; or
 Harsh language that may threaten, degrade, or humiliate
students.

All suspected abuse and neglect must be

All records and reports concerning suspected child
abuse and neglect of any student are confidential.
If a report is filed about a parent or family member, do not inform the parent. If a report is filed about an
employee, inform the parent(s) of any injury or
incident that has occurred at school pertaining to
their child but do not indicate to the parent that a
child abuse/neglect report has been filed with CPS

• Being alone with a student in a windowless room with a closed or locked door, except for emergencies,
• Being alone with a student in a room without lights
• Covering up the window in a door unless for a LD
• Meeting students in non-work settings without another employee being present and without parent/guardian permission;

Prohibited or Appropriate
Corporal punishment – shaking, slapping, shoving,
pinching, ostracize, or withholding food, light or medicalcare, forcing the student to eat food that they don’t want, withholding bathroom privileges, excessive time outs, excessive exercising, or locking the student out of the classroom or school

Prohibited or Appropriate
 Discussing intimate details of one’s personal life;

 Sexual Molestation
 Sexual Exploitation
 Sex Trafficking

Must be completed within 48 hours of oral report.
One copy of the PS-60 Form must be sent to:
 Prince George’s County Department of Social Svcs.
 State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County
 Director of Security Services
 ELRO (If the suspected abuser is an employee,
contractor or volunteer)
CPS reporting forms are on the PGCPS website.

 Sending students on personal errands;
 Allowing students to drive the employee’s vehicle;
 Allowing students to ride in the employee’s vehicle without prior supervisor and parent approval
 Buying gifts for or providing money without approval
 Developing a friendship with a student

Prohibited or Appropriate
 Tickling students

Prohibited or Appropriate
 Encouraging students to keep secrets from other adults;

The observable, identifiable, and substantial
impairment of the child’s mental or psychological
ability to function
 Caused by the act of a parent or other individual
who has permanent or temporary care, or custody
or responsibility for supervision of the child, or by a
household or family member

True or False
If a student is taken into custody by CPS, the CPS
investigator will notify the parent or legal guardian of
the removal. However, if the parent or guardian
contacts the school prior to receiving notice from the
CPS investigator, the principal may provide the parent
or legal guardian a copy of the Limited Custody form.

Knowingly granting students access, without a supervisor
or manager’s prior approval, to any portion of the
employee's personal social networking website or webpage
that is not accessible to the general public (e.g., becoming
a “friend” on Facebook, follower on Twitter, or similar
access); or which includes discussion of the employee’s
private life that would be inappropriate to discuss with a
student at school;
• Using or entering student restrooms during the school day,
subject to the exceptions outlined in Administrative
Procedure 4221; or
• Bullying, harassing and intimidating students.

Prohibited or Appropriate
 Physical restraints or seclusion of students except when
consistent with PGCPS sponsored CPI training and
employee is trained and certified to use CPI

Prohibited or Appropriate
 A gentle pat on the back or shoulder,
 Handshakes,
 Fist bumps
 High fives,
 Holding hand of younger children to guide or escort
them,
 Intervening in a fight, or
 Transport and restraint per CPI techniques – must be CPI
certified

 Failure to give proper care and attention to a child
 Leaving a child unattended
 By the child’s parent or other individual who has
permanent or temporary care or custody, or
responsibility for supervision of the child,
 health or welfare was harmed or placed at
substantial risk of harm.

Staff may examine or question the child only as
necessary to verify injury, and the possibility that such
injury resulted from cruel , inhuman, malicious or
neglectful acts by the child’s permanent or temporary
caretaker. Staff may not investigate a suspicion. Only
CPS can make a determination of abuse or neglect.

Prohibited or Appropriate
 Touching or fondling;
 Kissing;
 Phone calls, written communications or visual media
of an intimate or sexual nature;
 Allowing, permitting, encouraging, or engaging in
obscene or pornographic discussion (oral or written),
display, or photography;
 Accepting or giving gifts of a sexual or intimate
nature;

Prohibited or Appropriate
 Filming or depiction of a child as a prohibited by law;
 Communications that include intentional sexual
innuendoes;
 Any kind of sexual penetration, sexual molestation,
sexual exploitation;
 Sexual intercourse; and
 Any other conduct that is specifically prohibited by law.

True or False
School officials should not notify parents/guardians of
CPS investigations on school premises involving
suspected child abuse or neglect.