4.10. Прочитайте и переведите текст California School’s Duty to Report Abuse

In California, the responsibility of school employees to report suspicion of child abuse is not only a component of a person’s moral compass, it’s the law. Communities rely on places like institutions of education to provide an element of safety for children, and teachers and administrators are assumed to uphold that expectation.

According to the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act there are 39 classifications of “mandated reporters.” They range from teachers, to instructional aides, classified employees of any public school, office administrators and coaches. As the holder of a credential, certificate or permit that authorizes one to work with or observe children, a person is required to report every instance of child abuse or suspected abuse. The only people who may be exempt from this rule are volunteers.

According to the law, a victim of this type of abuse may be any person under the age of 18 and the perpetrator can be any person, including a child. Abuse that must legally be reported includes any suspicious physical injury that was not caused by a mutual affray between minors, sexual abuse and willful harming or injuring of a child’s person or mind.

A mandated reporter must report their suspicions to a Child Protective Agency or police department immediately, or as soon as reasonably possible, by telephone and submit a written report to the agency within 36 hours.

Failure to report in California is a misdemeanor and is punishable by up to six months in jail and/or a fine of $1,000. However, if death or severe bodily injury results from the abuse, the mandated reporter will be found guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by no more than one year in county jail and/or a fine that does not exceed $5,000. A mandated reporter who fails to report may also be found civilly liable for damages.

Тема 3 Legal professionals

Раздел 1 passive voice

время	passive
Present simple	Am/is/are V3(ed)
Pat simple	Was/were V3(ed)
Future simple	Will be V3(ed)
Present perfect	Have/has been V3(ed)
Past perfect	Had been V3(ed)
Future perfect	Will have been V3(ed)
Present continuous	Am/is/are being V3(ed)
Past continuous	Was/were being V3(ed)

1.1. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на пассивную конструкцию. Определите время.

1. My grandfather was a builder. He built this house in 1930. This house was built in 1930 by my grandfather .

2. It's a big company. It employs two hundred people. Two hundred people are employed by the company.

3. A lot of money was stolen in the robbery.

4. Is this room cleaned every day?

5. Many accidents are caused by careless driving.

6. I'm not often invited to parties.

7. A new supermarket is going to be built next year.

8. Please go away. I want to be left alone.

9. The room looks nice. Somebody has cleaned it.

10. The room looks nice. It has been clean.

11. Have you heard the news? The President has been shot!

12. 'Are you going to the party?' 'No, I haven't been invited.'

13. The vegetables didn't taste very good. They had been cooked for too long.

14. The room is being cleaned at the moment.

15. (in a shop) 'Can I help you, madam?' 'No, thank you. I'm being served.'

16. The room was being cleaned when I arrived.

17. There was somebody walking behind us. We were being followed.

18. I was offered the job but I refused it.

19. You will be given plenty of time to decide.

20. Have you been shown the new machine?