child abuse Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/child-abuse/ Morgantown Area News Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:07:54 +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 Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/child-abuse/ 32 32 Guest essay: Parents are first defense against online threats https://www.dominionpost.com/guest-essay-parents-are-first-defense-against-online-threats/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 03:03:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=355421 by William Ihlenfeld A new school year is underway for children in West Virginia, many of whom have their own smartphone. By age 11, about half of the kids in […]

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]]> Children’s hospital plants “pinwheels for prevention” of child abuse https://www.dominionpost.com/childrens-hospital-plants-pinwheels-for-prevention-of-child-abuse/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 21:06:56 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=330875 April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month – a time when child advocacy groups nationwide bring attention to the importance of putting children and families first.  “Here at WVU Medicine […]

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]]> W.Va. Child Protective Services needs sunlight https://www.dominionpost.com/w-va-child-protective-services-needs-sunlight/ Sun, 21 Jan 2024 04:15:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=319387 Last October, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in Sissonville to investigate a report of suspected child abuse. When they arrived, the police made a shocking discovery. […]

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]]> The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 1 https://www.dominionpost.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-stupid-1/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:57:40 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=319422 Welcome to the first “The Good, the Bad and the Stupid” of the 2024 regular legislative session. For those who are unfamiliar with this annual tradition: Every Friday while the […]

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]]> Preston teacher abuse case moves to circuit court https://www.dominionpost.com/preston-teacher-abuse-case-moves-to-circuit-court/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:10:24 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=307020 The Preston County teacher accused of child abuse after allegedly using duct tape on a student’s mouth and hands had a preliminary hearing earlier this week in Preston County Magistrate […]

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]]> Why is Child Protective Services hiding? https://www.dominionpost.com/why-is-child-protective-services-hiding/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 03:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=306320 Earlier this month, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in Sissonville to investigate a report of suspected child abuse. When they arrived, deputies made a shocking discovery […]

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]]> CPS referral backlog tops 400 in courts https://www.dominionpost.com/cps-referral-backlog-tops-400-in-courts/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:55:06 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=306050 BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — An Eastern Panhandle judge told state lawmakers Monday that despite improvements in pay for Child Protective Services workers in his region, there is still a […]

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]]> Preston County teacher facing child abuse charges https://www.dominionpost.com/preston-county-teacher-facing-child-abuse-charges/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:47:17 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=306010 A Preston County teacher faces child abuse charges after allegedly putting duct tape over a student’s mouth and binding the child’s hands. Cassandra “Candi” Diann Sisler, 43, of Terra Alta, […]

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]]> Record settlement in child abuse case involving Harrison County boarding school https://www.dominionpost.com/record-settlement-in-child-abuse-case-involving-harrison-county-boarding-school/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:15:09 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=299575 BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Dozens of children victimized at a religious boarding school in Harrison County have reached a record settlement over abuse they suffered at the hands of […]

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]]> Charges of abuse at North show changes must be made https://www.dominionpost.com/charges-of-abuse-at-north-show-changes-must-be-made/ Wed, 24 May 2023 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=289558 When charges were leveled against the North Elementary School vice principal for allegedly striking a special needs child in the head, the community was horrified. Little did any of us […]

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