PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Benson, Cassandra
AU  - Fitzpatrick, Maria D.
AU  - Bondurant, Samuel
TI  - Beyond Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic: The Role of Teachers and Schools in Reporting Child Maltreatment
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.0319-10084R2
DP  - 2022 Jul 11
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 0319-10084R2
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/07/06/jhr.0319-10084R2.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/07/06/jhr.0319-10084R2.full
AB  - Nearly 4 in 10 children report experiencing maltreatment by adulthood. Educators in school settings may be crucial for early detection that mitigates maltreatment’s negative effects. Administrative data on reports of child maltreatment across the U.S. over 14 years allows us to use two different regression discontinuity methods, one based on school-entry laws and one on school calendars, to identify the role of educators in reporting. Both methods show educators are reporting cases that would otherwise go unreported. These findings are relevant for understanding the consequences of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for improving identification and reporting.