29 Nov, 2021 Generalized Anxiety Is Not a Red Flag for Abuse By Debbie Ausburn A judge has dismissed a school district from a civil lawsuit alleging that a teacher initiated a sexual relationship with a student. The...
20 Nov, 2021 Not All Young Adults Realize They Are Adults By Debbie Ausburn A TikTok video out of the Philippines has bureaucrats pontificating about potential child abuse. In the video, a teacher who appears to...
17 Nov, 2021 Violating Boundaries Leads to Jail Term By Debbie Ausburn A teacher found herself sentenced to jail after a jury acquitted her of a sexual relationship with a student, but convicted her of...
17 Nov, 2021 Five Attorneys Join Taylor English Duma, LLP By Taylor English Leaders at Taylor English Duma, LLP today announced the addition of five attorneys to the company’s growing team. Gail Golman Holtzman...
15 Nov, 2021 Another Bad Response to Abuse Claims By Debbie Ausburn One thing youth organizations should not do when responding to a claim of sexual abuse is to accuse the child of making a false report,...
13 Nov, 2021 Child Abuse Isn't Always Child Abuse By Debbie Ausburn I have become annoyed at the increasingly sloppy use of the term “child abuse.” From the Internet, I have learned that not getting a...
11 Nov, 2021 Functionality Crumbles Under Pocky By Taylor English Functionality Crumbles Under Pocky I recently co-wrote an article for the American Bar Association’s Landslide magazine that discusses a...
11 Nov, 2021 Leaders Should Try The "Irish Answer" By Joe English Although you'd never know it from my last name, my DNA proves that I am nearly 100% Irish. I've often heard it said that the Irish have a...
10 Nov, 2021 Florida Teacher of the Year Charged with Abuse By Debbie Ausburn A teacher in Jacksonville, Florida had just been named "Teacher of the Year," and some students complained that she didn't deserve it....
08 Nov, 2021 Relax, Experts are Reviewing Texas Foster Care By Debbie Ausburn The problems in Texas foster care persist, as does the federal court case involving children without places to go. The parties now have...
08 Nov, 2021 Appeals Court Stays Enforcement of OSHA COVID-19 Rule By Gail Holtzman On Saturday, November 6, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans stayed implementation of a new...
06 Nov, 2021 Responding to Claims of Abuse Within a Youth Organization: First Steps By Debbie Ausburn This post is part of a continuing series about responding to claims of abuse within a youth-serving organization. The first two posts...