Threats of School Violence
Wisconsin Statute §175.32(2)(3) states that, if a mandatory reporter believes that there is a threat of violence or harm to a student, employee or to the public, it must be reported. The mandatory reporter must report the facts and circumstances they believe to be real to a law enforcement agency.
Those that report in good faith are immune to any liability, civil or criminal that results by reason of the action.
Sex Trafficking
Wisconsin Statute §948.05 defines what sex trafficking and exploitation of a child means. Mandatory reporters, are again, required to report to local law enforcement agencies. Although sex trafficking and sexual exploitation share similar elements, they have distinct differences:
- Sex trafficking involves another person benefitting from forcing, defrauding or coercing a child into a commercial sex act with another person.
- Sexual exploitation involves forcing, defrauding or coercing a child to engage in a sexually explicit way for the purpose of recording, displaying, and/or distributing the recording.
Sometimes the signs of sex trafficking and exploitation are hard to see or are well hidden by a child. This identification resource guide will help you understand some of the warning signs.
All this information can be found on page 59 of the 2020-21 WCRIS Legal Handbook.
