#parent | #kids | #childsafety | Search for kidnapped Ala. toddler Kamille McKinney enters 5th day

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A lot has happened this week as police search for a missing 3-year-old Alabama girl, but authorities have not located Kamille McKinney. The story of Kamille’s abduction Saturday night has been spread nationwide as police continue searching for the girl nicknamed “Cupcake.” Kamille was last…

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#parent | #kids | #students | #parents | Advice on supporting campuses’ safety and reputational goals (essay)

The annual Oct. 1 deadline for colleges and universities to disseminate an annual report on the security of their campus communities was a reminder of the Jeanne Clery Act’s goal to increase student safety. Beyond simply disclosing crime statistics, the report shares policy statements and crucial details about an institution’s efforts…

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#parent | #kids | #childabuse | ‘We would always go to sleep hungry’: Young Visalia girl describes life of harsh punishments, little food

VISALIA, Calif. — On Friday, jurors listened to two recorded interviews between a Tulare County District Attorney’s Office Child Abuse Response Team, or CART employee, and a young girl.The girl and her older brother were allegedly abused by their father, Jose Vasquez, and stepmother, Alice Vasquez, between the fall of…

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#parent | #kids | #teacher | Arraignment postponed for ex-daycare worker accused of photographing girl’s bare buttocks – Santa Clarita Valley Signal

A former daycare teacher arrested on suspicion of unauthorized invasion of privacy for allegedly photographing the bare buttocks of a 2-year-old girl and then posting it on social media appeared briefly in court Friday. Kaitlyn Whittle, 22, of Castaic, was charged with the misdemeanor on May 29 by prosecutors…

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#parent | #kids | #babysister | #nanny | Ashley Catron, Frederick Frink Arrested After Child Starves To Death

A recently arrested Alabama couple could face life in prison after their 3-year-old child was starved to death. Ashley Elizabeth Catron and Frederick Anthony Frink were arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse in connection to the death of their son, Hendrix Frink. Hendrix Frink had been severely malnourished before passing away in…

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