School Principal & 3 Staff Arrested for Child Abuse
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office says it arrested four faculty members at Floyd Elementary School accused of physically abusing students with mental and physical disabilities. Authorities say 53-year-old principal Holly Lepisto, 52-year-old teacher Sarah Hopkins, 73-year-old aide Phyllis DuShane and 56-year-old aide Kathryn Cummings were arrested Tuesday. They’re accused of five counts of child abuse and neglect and one count conspiracy to commit a crime.
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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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