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NEGLECT. Impairment of physical, mental, or emotional development. NEGLECT. A child’s parents, caretaker, or legal guardian fails to provide adequate. food clothing shelter education medical care love and emotional needs. INDICATORS. Consistently hungry; mostly has junk food to eat
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NEGLECT Impairment of physical, mental, or emotional development http://t8web.lanl.gov/people/rajan/AIDS-india/
NEGLECT A child’s parents, caretaker, or legal guardian fails toprovide adequate • food • clothing • shelter • education • medical care • love and emotional needs http://t8web.lanl.gov/people/rajan/AIDS-india/
INDICATORS • Consistently hungry; mostly has junk food to eat • Poor hygiene • Shabby, inappropriate dress; often dirty • Unattended physical or medical problems • Antisocial tendencies, delinquency, street-wise • Poor growth patterns • Alcohol and drug use • Reports of being left alone, unsupervised, abandoned • Frequently absent from school to help at home http://t8web.lanl.gov/people/rajan/AIDS-india/
WHAT CAN THE SCHOOL DO • COUNSEL THE PARENTS • PROVIDE A MEAL AT SCHOOL • PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL CARE AND REMEDIAL CLASSES http://t8web.lanl.gov/people/rajan/AIDS-india/