“If she plans on hurting herself, I have to report it,” says Miss Moya. “If someone is hurting her, I have to report it. And if she plans on hurting someone else, I have to report it.” With that, Chanel poses a hypothetical question: What if her daughter says, “Oh, my mother beat my ass because I did something wrong?” Miss Moya explains that her job is to “gauge” each situation. The law, after all, permits physical discipline within limits. “If she told that to me,” says Miss Moya, “then there’s an assessment process and I speak to her about it. I’m not seeing a bruise on her. I’m not seeing
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