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West Virginia officials ordered to report as child case workers to address staffing shortage

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge in West Virginia has ordered the new chief of a state agency and several of his subordinates to be assigned as Child Protective Services workers to alleviate a critical staffing shortage. In an unusual step, Circuit Judge Timothy Sweeney ordered the officials to appear at a Feb. 20 hearing in his courtroom in the Ritchie County community of Harrisville to receive case assignments or risk being held in contempt. T…

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West Virginia officials ordered to report as child case workers to address staffing shortage

A judge in West Virginia has ordered the new chief of a state agency and several of his subordinates to be assigned as Child Protective Services workers. Circuit Judge Timothy

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Judge says agency secretary has to do child protective work because of staffing shortage

A West Virginia circuit judge has ordered state officials to serve as CPS workers due to severe understaffing in child protective services.

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Circuit Judge Sweeney orders DoHS officials to work as CPS

CHARLESTON — Citing ongoing issues with vacancies within Child Protective Services, a circuit court judge in West Virginia is ordering officials with the stat

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