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School shootings and fentanyl overdoses: the uncounted costs of neglecting maltreated children

Child Welfare Monitor

We must intervene to help maltreated children before they are irrevocably damaged by years of abuse and neglect On September 4, 2024, fourteen-year-old Colt Gray shot and killed two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia with an AR-15 style rifle given to him by his father.

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NASW disappointed by ruling upholding firing of pregnant Catholic school teacher

Social Work Blog

Crisitello was an elementary school art teacher who was terminated by her employer, a Catholic elementary school, after she became pregnant while unmarried. Cristello did not teach religion or religious texts or counsel her students in prayer or other religious activities.

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“[It] feels like a jail cell has dropped around my family”

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NCCPR’s Vice President was co-counsel for the plaintiffs.) In this case, the family police made 175 “visits” to the home and the children’s school over four years. Taking children on these grounds is illegal in New York because of a class-action lawsuit, Nicholson v. I want to highlight one case discussed in the story.

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NASW Maryland Chapter statement on Morgan State University mass shooting

Social Work Blog

For MSU students in need of assistance, the University Counseling Center is available to provide support by calling 443-885-3130 or online via UWill Counseling Services. Everyone has the right to safely attend events, go to school, and do their job without fear of, or anxiety over becoming a victim of gun violence.

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NASW disappointed by ruling upholding firing of pregnant Catholic school teacher

Social Work Blog

Crisitello was an elementary school art teacher who was terminated by her employer, a Catholic elementary school, after she became pregnant while unmarried. Cristello did not teach religion or religious texts or counsel her students in prayer or other religious activities.

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5 Reasons Children Bully and How Parents Can Help

KVC

Bullying is a top concern among parents of school-age children. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, one out of five children reported being bullied during the school year. Need to control: This often sprouts from the need to feel popular at school. Words can hurt.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up update, week ending February 13, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

A couple of weeks ago, I linked to a review of Jessamine Chan’s novel The School for Good Mothers The reviewer noted the novel’s “closeness to reality.” That’s what they’ve done with the concept of “primary prevention” – turning it into another excuse to load families down with meaningless “counseling” and “parenting education.”