§ 3209-a. Child abuse prevention. Each school district of the state
shall: (1) develop, maintain and disseminate written policies and
procedures pursuant to title six of article six of the social services
law and applicable provisions of article ten of the family court act,
regarding the mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect, reporting
procedures and obligations of persons required to report, provisions for
taking a child into protective custody, mandatory reporting of deaths,
immunity from liability, penalties for failure to report and obligations
for the provision of services and procedures necessary to safeguard the
life or health of the child; and (2) establish, and implement on an
ongoing basis, a training program for all current and new school
officials regarding the policies and procedures established pursuant to
this section.