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Scenario

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.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

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

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children's rights?”

Peri

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