child abuse

"This decision was not made lightly, as I hold deep respect for the mission of our department, our amazing professionals, and the people we service," outgoing DSS Director Michael Leach wrote in his Oct. 21 resignation letter to Gov. Henry McMaster.

A South Carolina mother is suing a day care operator after a worker was caught on camera grabbing a toddler by the arm and swinging him into classroom furniture. Ashana Odom's lawyer, Justin Bamberg says this is the second time he's helped parents sue The Sunshine House after a worker has been charged with child neglect. He says the facility's track record shows the childcare company needs to shut the Aiken center down.

One of the upsides to having children back in a physical classroom is that the state's child protective services workers can talk to kids again. A lot of…