{"id":2379,"date":"2020-08-21T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T21:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2023-11-03T12:54:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:54:00","slug":"what-is-educational-neglect-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/community-blog\/what-is-educational-neglect-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"What is educational neglect anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What is educational neglect anyway?<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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It\u2019s never been easy to pin down a definition for educational neglect. Yet here in the era of social distancing, remote learning, hybrid schedules, virtual classrooms and COVID-19, parents, educators and child welfare professionals have more questions than ever before. It is critical for educators to do their best in keeping an eye out for signs of educational neglect in students and make a report to the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline – 844-CO-4-Kids – when they have a concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, is educational neglect one or two days of skipping online classes? What about showing up to a virtual classroom but skipping days when in-person learning is planned? The answer depends, said Samantha Garrett, an Education Specialist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the Colorado Department of Human Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to remember that the pandemic has caused families and educators to adjust to a life we have not ever known and that lack of engagement with education may not always mean that a child is experiencing child abuse or neglect. However, a lack of engagement with education can be indicative of other issues that may be taking place in the home. Teachers genuinely care about their students and have made it a practice to trust their gut and report their concerns when they sense something is not right with a student. Teaching during the pandemic should not change this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since remote learning has replaced in-person schooling in many areas of Colorado, identifying and addressing educational neglect in a student continues to be particularly challenging, according to Samantha. Although defining educational neglect is \u201ccomplicated,\u201d and remote learning has changed the school environment, your instincts are still the same, acknowledges Samantha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educational neglect<\/a>\u00a0involves the failure of a parent or caregiver to enroll a child of mandatory school age in school or provide appropriate homeschooling or needed special education training, thus allowing the child or youth to engage in chronic truancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signs of educational neglect may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n