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Written and submitted by DOrothy JOnes TITLE: HOW DOES CHILD ABUSE AFFECT HOW A CHILD DOES IN SCHOOL? DATE : OCTOBER 2, 2006 WRITTEN BY: DOROTHY JONES CLASS : SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN EDUCATION PROFESSOR: DWIGHT W. ALLEN

In doing research for this paper, I was actually surprised and al little disappointed at how difficult it is to find material linking child abuse and how well a child learns. However, I did find some interesting facts. On several websites, I did find that a number of states have passed laws requiring school officials to report suspicions of child abuse cases. The North Carolina EMS website defines these persons who report cases of child abuse as being “ any person or institution who has sufficient cause to suspect that any child has been abused or neglected........or died as a direct result of maltreatment should report the case of the child to the Department of Social Services in the county that the child lives in or was found in.” (N.C. EMS website) There are three main types of child abuse that were mentioned during research. These three types of abuse include physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Child abuse is defined as “ any act or failure to act that endangers the child’s physical physical and emotional health and development. Physical abuse is defined as “ the direct result of any physical aggressions towards a child, whether it be directly or indirectly intentional or unintentional”. This type of abuse is the easiest form of abuse to prove. The reasoning for this is because it is the most obvious. Physical abuse can range from slapping or hitting a child to other more severe forms of physical punishment, such as starving a child or locking him or her in a closet for days on end. Severe physical punishment can also lead to severe emotional abuse, which will be mentioned shortly. Sexual abuse is the next easiest form of abuse that can be proven. In this type of abuse, the children usually display significant knowledge about sexual acts. In some cases, the child has been reported to play with his or her private parts or try to touch another child inappropiately. This type of abuse is defined as “sexual act between a child and an adult”. Emotional abuse, bu far is the hardest type of abuse to prove; this is because this type of abuse does not leave any physical scars or bruises to be seen. In many cases this type of abuse can go on for many years without being seen. Examples of this type of abuse can include but are not limited to name calling, negatively comparing the child to someone else, or constantly blamig the child for things that are not his or her fault. In all of these types of abuse mentioned, the victims of these types of abuse often have very low self esteem and generally do not make friends very easily. Some other signs and symptoms may or may not include any or all of the following: burns or bite marks, unusual bruises or broken bones that keep reoccurring or that can’t be explained, a strong fear of going home or a strong fear of a particular person, wearing clothes that don’t match the weather, uncleanliness, or extreme hunger. In some but not all cases, the child could become overly aggressive, depressed, or withdrawn. The child may or may not do well in school. Note that this does not mean that a child who is always fighting is being abused, nor does it mean that the over achieving, shy, quiet child is being abused. This just simply means that these are possible signs or symptoms of abuse. I found a couple of numbers that can be used to report suspected cases of child abuse that can be used in Virginia. These numbers are 1-800-4 A-CHILD or 1-800-552-7096 .in addition to these numbers that can be called, there are several volunteer organizations that are set up to help victims of child abuse. The majority of the ones listed below came from th SCANVA website.. One of these organizations is entitled CARE, which stands for Child Abuse Reform Education. This group was founded by the same group who founded the Kozy Beginnings. Other groups include SCAN, which means Stop Child Abuse Now and PCAHR, which means Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads. Another national organization that has local chapters in Virginia that I forgot about until something was mentioned on the local news is CASA. This means Court Appointed Special Advocate. All of these organizations are nonprofit. Most of these organizations that have been mentioned are primarily located in the piedmont and eastern shore areas of Virginia. I didn’t find anything mentioned on the internet for the Southwest Virginia area.. I was actually very surprised to find that other states had more information about child abuse than Virginia did. I do find it interesting that April is considered to be national child abuse prevention month. Another interesting fact is that since 1983, te blue ribbon campaign has been going on. This is to encourage people to support the prevention of child abuse. This is also to help educate people that victims of child abuse need the following things: kindness, empathy, friendship, advocacy, and education. Some of the programs mentioned actually try to educate the parents by suggesting the following tips: 1.	—spending some one-on-one time with your children. 2.	Seek support from family and friends and other members of the community such as your local church. 3.	Praise your children for works well done 4.	Support other stressed out adults 5.	The parents can volunteer with other local programs.

There are also at least five ways that other people of the community can get involved and these are known as the five R’s to get involved and help prevent child abuse. These include: 1.	Remembering the risk factors 2.	Recognizing the warning signs 3.	Reach out to stressed out people 4.	Raise the issue of child abuse 5.	Report suspected cases of child abuse In conclusion, some of the topics in this paper were not documented because it comes from personal experience. I also believe that child abuse really does affect how a child learns in school. I also believe that the community should be more involved in this matter.

Questions 1. Which of these is also considered to be another name for emotional abuse? A. Physical abuse? B. Verbal abuse C. Physical neglect D. Sexual abuse 2.   Which is Not an organization designed to help child abuse victims? A. SCAN B. CARE C. PCAHR D. YMCA 3. TRUE OR FALSE; Child abuse is a national problem. 4. TRUE OR FALSE : As a teacher you are not responsible for reporting suspected cases of child abuse. 5. TRUE OR FALSE: ANYONE CAN HELP A VICTIM OF CHILD ABUSE ESSAY QUESTION: CHOOSE ONE TYPE OF ABUSE AND DESCRIBE ITS EFFECTS ON THE VICTIM. These are some question that you might want to answer. Is this type of abuse easily proven? Why or why not? Do you think that this is a major problem in the school system? Why or why not?