2025 Session
Last amended: 2020 session
§ 260E.05 — Cultural Practices
Plain-Language Summary
People investigating child maltreatment reports must consider the cultural background of the family and accepted parenting and teaching practices in that culture, as long as they do not harm the child.
260E.05 CULTURAL PRACTICES.
A person who conducts an assessment or investigation under this chapter shall take into account accepted child-rearing practices of the culture in which a child participates and accepted teacher discipline practices that are not injurious to the child’s health, welfare, and safety.
History:
History: History:
1Sp2020 c 2 art 7 s 5
Practical Notes
Child protection workers must respect cultural differences in parenting, but cultural practices that actually harm a child are still considered maltreatment.