Problem
Amy attended school one day and seemed a bit quieter and more shy when the teacher greeted her. She had a yellow zip up sweatshirt on, on a somewhat warm day but decided to keep it on. During recess Amy seemed to be less active than most days, not climbing or swinging on the jungle gym. The teacher approached Amy to check if she was okay and if she wanted to take her sweatshirt off. Amy responded angrily, not making eye-contact and stated that she wasn't hot in her sweatshirt, although the teacher notice she was sweating. Amy seemed to be presenting bad behavior and and became aggressive, pushing and pulling hair, with her classmates during a game of tag. Once back in the classroom, Amy was having a hard time focusing and did not complete her work that day. At the end of the day, her father had picked her up from school with her two other siblings already in the car, she didn't seem to interact much with them, she only hugged her little sister.
• What type of abuse do you think Amy is experiencing?
• As a teacher what would you do and what are the required actions you would need to take?