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When reporting cultural practices might endanger rather than protect children

I teach high school and my student told me she's being forced into an arranged marriage next month but she doesn't want me to call anyone because her family will just move her somewhere else.

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An educator confronts the limitations of protection systems when intervention might escalate rather than resolve a child's dangerous situation.

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“Where Are You with Children's rights?”

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