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Based on what you said, I would make note of this, but I would not be making a call until something more definitive occurs or a pattern develops. If they had called CPS on me when I was a kid, my parents would still be in jail, due to the fact that I was always full of "kid" bruises obtained from navigating through life.
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Dear Jesus. If someone called CPS every time one of my kids had a bruise..... I'd be in the lifer unit. My kids don't even have special needs and we've given them bruises trying to control tantrums, restrain from dangerous behavior like running out in the street, or just by accident.
I think CPS is needed, but I also think some people are much too quick to call.
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So you know the deal for her....no TV, txting, online screen time, heavy reading, fluorescent lights etc...really let her brain settle down and begin the healing process. I'm sure you do, but this is one of my passions.Hope she feel better soon!
Good, I will borrow you next football season. We were 0-10. Plenty of concussions.
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as a rule of thumb, the person making the initial discovery needs to be the one to make the call to CPS. so that being said they can come to you or guidance or the principal or whomever will aid in making that decision as it's not always a clear cut case of whether to call or not.
I've always said that when in doubt make the call, but in a case such as this, i would tend to side with your thoughts - sometimes kids can get out of control, parents grab them to control them and a mark will be left. If the story was that the child had the mark left maliciously or something didn't feel right about the story then there would be no hesitation about calling