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Effective January 17, 2017, Section 409-l of the Education Law, was adopted and requires that all public school districts
post the toll-free telephone number (1-800-342-3720) of the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)
to receive reports of child abuse or neglect, along with directions for accessing
the OCFS website at http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cps/ in English and in Spanish.

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