child abuse and neglect Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/child-abuse-and-neglect/ Morgantown Area News Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:50:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png child abuse and neglect Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/child-abuse-and-neglect/ 32 32 WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s kicks off Pinwheels for Prevention https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/04/06/wvu-medicine-golisano-childrens-kicks-off-pinwheels-for-prevention/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:50:04 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=561644 dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The sun had ducked behind the clouds at noon Monday as a small crowd gathered in front of WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s. A few raindrops were falling […]

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]]> Teen’s death brings up concerns about homeschooling guidelines https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/06/08/teens-death-brings-up-concerns-about-homeschooling-guidelines/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 02:51:26 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=342346 Investigators say Kyneddi Miller had not attended school since late 2019 or 2020 and hadn’t been outside the house more than a couple of times in the last four years. […]

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]]> Home-schooled girl found dead. When will enough be enough? https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/04/23/home-schooled-girl-found-dead-when-will-enough-be-enough/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=334141 Last week, a 14-year-old girl was found dead in her Boone County home. Her body was “skeletal” and “emaciated,” and it’s reported she starved to death. Her mother has been […]

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]]> House spends 90 minutes debating amending Raylee’s Law – concerning child abuse — into homeschooling bill https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/02/27/house-spends-90-minutes-debating-amending-raylees-law-concerning-child-abuse-into-homeschooling-bill/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:41:41 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=324974 MORGANTOWN – An amendment to a bill making some tweaks to state homeschooling law plunged the House of Delegates into a 90-minute debate about child abuse prevention, the failures of […]

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]]> How legislators can protect children https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/02/23/how-legislators-can-protect-children/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 04:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=324468 One of the good bills moving through the West Virginia Legislature is SB 474, to create a “critical incident review team” to examine when a child known to Child Protective […]

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]]> Additions to Mon County prosecutor’s office sadly needed https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/01/05/additions-to-mon-county-prosecutors-office-sadly-needed/ Sat, 06 Jan 2024 04:01:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=317652 Earlier this week, Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney Gabrielle Mucciola updated the Mon County Commission on the two new hires she’s bringing on board: Larry Hasley as the coordinator for the […]

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