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AFT tells teachers: Don't report child neglect -- or chronic absentees
Teachers are being encouraged not to report suspected child neglect or abuse -- or chronic absenteeism -- to keep families together.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 303 min read
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Portland's fentanyl crisis is killing children
Children are living and dying in Portland's homeless camps, writes Naomi Schaefer Riley in City Journal. Child-welfare agencies are...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 27, 20243 min read
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To protect kids, treat parents' addiction, mental illness
The best predictor of children's risk of severe neglect and abuse is not poverty, writes Naomi Schaefer Riley in City Journal. It's drug...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 15, 20232 min read
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Are schools too quick to report suspected abuse, neglect?
Teachers, counselors and other school staff are required to report suspected child abuse and neglect. In New York City, from August 2019...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 9, 20221 min read
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