Illinois § 8.6

§ 8.6.

Reports to a child's school. Within 10 days after completing an investigation of alleged physical or sexual abuse under this Act, if the report is indicated, the Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final finding report to the school that the child, who is the indicated victim of child abuse, attends. During the summer when the school is not in session, the report shall be sent to the last school that the child attended. The final finding report shall be sent as "confidential", and the school shall be responsible for ensuring that the report remains confidential in accordance with the Illinois School Student Records Act. If an indicated finding is overturned in an appeal or hearing, the Department shall request that the final finding report be purged from the student's record, and the school shall purge the final finding report from the student's record. The final finding report shall provide the date of expungement from the central register, and the school shall purge the final finding report from the student's record in accordance with the Illinois School Student Records Act. (Source: P.A. 103-624, eff. 1-1-25.)