Mandated reporting laws on child abuse 'not just words on paper' You better believe the news release issued Oct. 26 by East Aurora School District 131 caused a whole lot of people to sit up and take notice. Matt Willigman, the popular principal of O’Donnell Elementary School, had just been charged with failing to contact a state agency to investigate an allegation of abuse involving one of his students. Failure to report is a misdemeanor, which I suppose is good news in this case. The bad news? If Willigman is found guilty, he could face jail time and his career as an educator is in big jeopardy. Turns out the abuse ... Continue reading... https://www.chicagotribune.com/subu...-crosby-mandated-reporters-st-1104-story.html
