Miller Selected To Lead West Virginia Association of School Administrators
Saxe named superintendent of the year
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/06/20/historical-west-virginia-murals-added-to-state-capitol-building/
West Virginia Democrats aim to rebuild party expectations at state convention
Attorneys for foster children raise issues with West Virginia Department of Human Services
Hope Scholarship board bans troubled Martinsburg microschool from program
Board members overseeing the Hope Scholarship, the state’s education savings account program, have permanently banned a troubled microschool from participating in the program. The Hive Learning Academy, a microschool located in Martinsburg, opened in 2023 then had to close during the school year, leaving families scrambling to find an alternative… State lawmakers last year voted to add microschools to participate in the Hope…Microschools are education facilities that often look like a blend of homeschooling and private schools. They’re largely unregulated….”
Justice says more homeschool oversight may mean less kids ‘falling through the cracks
When Governor Jim Justice was asked by a TV reporter about a possible unwillingness by the Republican majority in the legislature to look at homeschool oversight, Justice said that’s not helping the situation. ‘Levels of extreme, extreme, I can’t ever see that in anything that that is healthy.’ According to the news account, the governor says there to be some middle ground when it comes to better keeping up with home school students. Twenty-seven thousand homeschool kids in West Virginia and very little oversight,” Justice said.
Senator: homeschooling not to blame for 14-year-old girl’s death
The chairwoman of the state Senate’s school choice committee objects to suggestions that lawmakers should examine regulations surrounding homeschooling after the death of a 14-year-old Boone County girl. ‘The recent tragedy of Kyneddi Miller in Boone County is a heartbreaking and grievous tragedy that should never have occurred. It is imperative to identify the true causes of this failure, rectify them if possible, and demand accountability,’ Senator Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, wrote in an opinion piece distributed to West Virginia news organizations. ‘Sadly, instead of taking responsibility for the failures that resulted in this death, leaders are resorting to blame-shifting and scapegoating homeschooling laws rather than addressing the real causes.’…https://wvmetronews.com/2024/06/10/senator-homeschooling-not-to-blame-for-14-year-old-girls-death/
For more legislators’ commentary regarding homeschool oversight, refer to Opinion: Keep kids safe with meaningful reforms to root problems by Del. Kathie Hess Crouse, R-Putnam / https://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/opinion-keep-kids-safe-with-meaningful-reforms-to-root-problems/ and Opinion: W.Va. House democratic legislators urge governor to act to protect children, which included quotes by House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, Joey Garcia, D-Marion, and Flluharty who was also quoted in the above article / https://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/opinion-w-va-house-democratic-legislators-urge-governor-to-act-to-protect-children/
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West Virginia attorneys continue to investigate growing number of child pornography and child sex trafficking cases in the state
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/06/25/west-virginia-attorneys-continue-to-investigate-growing-number-of-child-pornography-and-child-sex-trafficking-cases-in-the-state/