5-8-8. PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS NOT AVAILABLE IN DEFENSE OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT PROCEEDING.

The following evidentiary privileges are not available and may not be claimed in any judicial proceeding involving child abuse or neglect or resulting from the giving of any report concerning a child’s injury or neglect or the cause thereof pursuant to section 5-8-7 above, namely;

1. Physician-patient privilege,
2. Communications between husbands and wives, or
3. Communications between teachers and students.