you can go to your local DHS office and ask to speack to someone in child welfare. Then explain to the DHS worker what is going on. you hope that it turns out to be nothing but because of your background of being abused you needed to report it just in case. The worker will go to the childs school and talk to the child and then talk to the parents and let them know that an abuse report has been made and the outcome of the investigation - nothing has happened or that they need to refer the case for more in depth investigation in which case the child in question and the other children in the home will be placed in temporary foster case for three months while the case is being investigated. After the childs removal the parents will be told they were found to have been abusing the child, court hearings and so on, Depending on the extent of the abuse they will have the chance to get the children back if they comply with classes and so on.