NBC4: Delegate Dumais Opposed to Legislation that Would Hold Administrators Criminally Responsible for Failure to Report Sexual Abuse of Students

Teachers, principals and doctors are legally required to report suspected child abuse. In most states, there are seriously penalties if they don't. But in Maryland, that's not the case. Proposed legislation in the state calls for six months jail time and a $100 fine. Prince George's County State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said she hopes the Deonte Carraway case, in which a school aide abused children in an elementary school bathroom, will spark a change. "The principal knew something wasn't right, as did other school officials, but did nothing about it," she said. News4's Tracee Wilkins reports.

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