When Melba came home from work early one day recently, she found ...

[Arii_bell]

When Melba came home from work early one day recently, she found her thirteen year old son engaging in sexual relations with a fifteen year old girl in the living room. She slapped her son across the face so hard that she chipped one of his front teeth with a ring she was wearing. She had never struck him before and the family has always seemed well adjusted. The dentist, Dr. Drew, called the local child protective services agency. Which one of the following statements concerning this case is TRUE?
 
  A) If Melba is criminally charged, given the fact the child was injured, no state court will find that Melba had a parental privilege to discipline her child as she saw fit.
  B) A parent cannot be charged with battery on his or her own child.
  C) The agency will seek to terminate Melba's parental rights based on this incident.
  D) The dentist is a mandatory reporter and was under a legal duty to report the incident to the appropriate child protective services agency.

Question 2

Located in every state, CASA is a children and court resource that trains court-appointed volunteer advocates to work with abused and endangered children.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

[joshbk44]

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

TRUE