Former Luzerne County Children & Youth Services director accused of ordering the termination of abuse reports The former director of Luzerne County Children & Youth Services has been charged with directing employees to falsely terminate reports of child abuse and neglect, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. According to court records, Joanne Van Saun, 58, of Dallas, is accused of having staff at Luzerne County Children & Youth Services delete at least 217 reports of abuse or neglect that were received by the state’s ChildLine system. These cases were part of a backlog that was initially reported in May of 2017. At the time, Luzerne County had 1,388 outstanding referrals, which according to the attorney ... Continue reading... https://www.pahomepage.com/news/for...of-ordering-the-termination-of-abuse-reports/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Former Luzerne County Children & Youth Services director accused of ordering the termination of abuse reports[/google]
Luzerne Children and Youth Services Director Arrested for Endangering Children Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Tuesday that the former director of Luzerne County’s Children and Youth Services has been charged for directing employees to falsely terminate reports of child abuse and neglect, putting dozens of children in Luzerne County at risk. She has since resigned from her position. “Children that reported serious abuse and neglect were let down by Luzerne County because of Ms. Van Saun’s intentional and reckless disregard. These young people turned to teachers, coaches and other mandated reporters, who trusted that Child and Youth Services would do their job – they didn’t,” said AG Shapiro. “My ... Continue reading... https://www.skooknews.com/2021/07/luzerne-children-and-youth-services.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Luzerne Children and Youth Services Director Arrested for Endangering Children[/google]
