Mandated Reporter

 

Broadly
A mandated reporter is anyone employed at the San Mateo County Community College District. As an employee, they must let the Title IX Coordinator of our college, or designee, know when:

  • a person is at risk to themselves or someone else
  • suspected or observed child/elder abuse/neglect
  • sexual assault, sexual misconduct, or sexual harassment
  • suspected instances of discrimination or harassment 

 

In More Detail

Responsible Employees are employees of the San Mateo County Community College District who are required to share information they learn in the course of their employment about conduct prohibited by the school district. 

If a Responsible Employee learns, in the course of employment, that a student may have experienced prohibited conduct, they must promptly notify the Title IX Officer or designee.

Campus police, Human Resources administrators, academic personnel administrators, and Title IX professionals; managers and supervisors including deans, department chairs, and directors of organized research units; and faculty members have additional Responsible Employee obligations. If they learn, in the course of employment, that any other person affiliated with the school district may have experienced prohibited conduct, they must promptly notify the Title IX Officer or designee.

California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (“CANRA”)(link is external) Mandated Reporters must report observed or suspected child abuse or neglect to agencies designated to receive such reports. These include police and sheriffs’ departments and county welfare departments. The term 'child' includes students who are under the age of 18, even those who are enrolled in regular SMCCD classes, or who are not legally 'minors'."

Separate from CANRA, the California Penal Code requires any person who reasonably believes they have observed murder, rape, or certain lewd or
lascivious acts where the victim is a child under the age of 14 years to notify a peace officer (such as a campus or community police officer or a county sheriff) of the potential crime. This reporting mandate applies whether or not the witness is a mandated reporter and regardless of their affiliation with the school district.