The article calls for a movement to discretionary reporting versus mandatory reporting and explains why this would better support victims of abuse.

Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-247, 88 Stat. 4 (1974).
Source of Law: Statutory Law, United States Code
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/senatebill/1191#:~:text=Public%20Law%20No%3A%2093%2D247(01%2F31%2F1974)&text=Child%20Abuse%20Prevention%20and%20Treatment,persons%20working%20in%20the%20field.

The Child Abuse and Prevention Act of 1974 is a federal law that created national definitions of child abuse and neglect to be "any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation" or "an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm” (Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act, 1974, p. 4).

Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect, Tex. Fam. Code § 261.101-109
Source of Law: Statutory Law, Texas Family Code
Link:
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.261.htm
Summary: 

Texas Family Code Section 261.101 states that a report must be made immediately by someone who has reasonable cause to believe a child is experiencing abuse or neglect within 48 hours of suspecting the abuse. The person must make the report themselves and their identity will remain confidential (Tex. Fam. Code § 261.101).

Health and Safety, Tex. Educ. Code § 38.004
Source of Law: Statutory law, Texas Education Code
Link: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/SOTWDocs/ED/htm/ED.38.htm
Summary:

This code states that school districts must develop a policy for reporting abuse that follows Chapter 261 of the Texas Family Code and must call for cooperation with law enforcement and child abuse investigations without the consent of the parents if necessary (Tex. Educ. Code § 38.004). The school district must provide links on its website to resources on child abuse prevention, develop and update a training program on child abuse prevention, and provide child abuse antivictimization programs (Tex. Educ. Code § 38.004).

Allen Independent School District. (2023). Student Handbook. https://www.allenisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=57870&dataid=123512&FileName=Updated%20handbook.pdf
Link: 

https://www.allenisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=57870&dataid=123512&FileName=Updated%20handbook.pdf
Summary: 

The Allen ISD district handbook includes a list of mandatory reporting requirements and a list of resources that discuss signs of abuse and ways to best support students suffering from abuse (Allen Independent School District [AISD], 2023). The district will require yearly professional development training for all staff members covering signs of abuse and neglect, how to talk to students who are reporting abuse, steps needed to take to report suspected abuse or neglect to Child Protective Services (CPS) or local law enforcement agency (AISD, 2023). All staff will be required to follow mandatory reporting laws outlined in the Texas Family Code (AISD, 2023).