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Jenna's Law (Texas: Tex. Educ. Code § 38.0041; 2009 HB 1041; 2009 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 1115) [1] is a Texas law which mandates that all public schools, charter schools, and day care facilities train school aged children K-12, staff, and parents on the signs and symptoms of all forms of child abuse. It is the first child sexual abuse ...
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Robert Shouse, 37, of Houston, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for running a child sex abuse website and sexually abusing a 9-year-old. 'Embodiment of evil': Texas man sentenced for exploiting ...
The key federal legislation addressing child abuse and neglect is the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), originally enacted in 1974 (Public Law 93-247). It was amended several times and was most recently amended and reauthorized by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016.
Instead, the state's child protective services agency, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), ordered the parents to leave the hospital and placed the baby in foster care.
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The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information was established in 1974 by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Public Law 93-247) to collect, organize, and disseminate information about all aspects of child
Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the Justice Department said ...