Superintendent, Teacher Charged In Abuse Case
On February - 12 - 2011
Alsea School District Superintendent Jon St. Germaine and teacher Stacy Knudson pleaded no contest Friday to charges that they failed to report child abuse. Both entered into diversion contracts, which would allow the charges to be dismissed after a successful completion of a four-month program. The diversion program requires each to perform 30 hours of community service, pay $150 in fees and write a letter to the Benton County District Attorney’s Office demonstrating that they understand their roles as mandatory reporters and the importance of reporting abuse.
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---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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