Scandal Highlights
Child Sex Abuse
Fairfax County police say reports, concerns rose in wake of scandal.
THE FALLOUT FROM the Penn State child sex abuse scandal - arrests, firings and the disgrace of a sports icon - has also promoted a heightened awareness of child sexual abuse. Since the scandal broke in November, national child abuse and neglect hotlines have reported steep spikes in calls from parents, educators and victims asking questions and seeking help. Read more...
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Politics of
Notification
Father takes his plight for increased
parental notification to Richmond.
STEVE STUBAN CAN'T help but wonder if things could have turned out differently. Back in 2010, his son Nick was considered a model student at Woodson High School in Fairfax County. That is, until school officials caught the teenager with synthetic marijuana. Administrators didn’t contact the parents until a decision had already been made to suspend the boy with a recommendation for expulsion. Read more...
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