by AJ Ortiz | Mar 21, 2024 | Blog, Educational Neglect
This blog was written on March 11, 2024 by AJ Ortiz, CHILD USA Social Science Director CHILD USA is partnering with Virginia Commonwealth University on a CDC-sponsored research project regarding sexual abuse in schools. Working together with the nation’s leading...
by Torah Bontrager | Dec 21, 2023 | Blog, Educational Neglect, Survivor Stories
Torah Bontrager was born and raised traditional Amish and escaped at age 15. In 2018, she founded The Amish Heritage Foundation, which is a nonprofit committed to empowering Amish women and children through education past the 8th grade and fostering public awareness...
by Diane Plappert | Jan 10, 2022 | Educational Neglect, Survivor Stories
This blogpost was written for CHILD USA by Amanda Lorentson, a survivor of educational neglect. Despite the immense obstacles in her path, Amanda went on to attend an Ivy League law school and is currently an attorney for Kline & Specter, a prestigious law firm in...