➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway
PA: Everyone has a role to play in protecting Pennsylvania’s children: Angela Liddle (Opinion)
Penn Live – February 24, 2016
After the Jerry Sandusky child sexual-abuse scandal laid bare PA’s child-protection deficiencies, state legislators overhauled our laws and equipped the box with tools that work. We now have mandatory child-abuse clearances and criminal history-background checks for those professionals and some volunteers who are directly responsible for children.