[hatfieej]

I would hope that most teachers are proactive about this. But I can tell you from working with some of the poorer schools, it can be a different world that what you are used to. Some teachers seemed to be apathetic and not very concerned about the students. I wouldn't trust that these schools could be left with taking care of the problem. Hopefully, I'm mistaken.

[japhyr]

You are not mistaken at all. Schools are one part of a system that should identify and help abused children, but schools can not be the only safety net for children.