Keeping kids safe appears to be the theme for the first week of February, 2011. Parenting issues making headlines in the upstate of South Carolina this week are mostly centered around preventing child abuse and how government agencies are and aren't looking out for the welfare of children.
Want to know what's going on and what isn't going on to protect kids in the upstate? Check out the parenting headlines below regarding child health and safety issues for the first week of February, 2011.
- Greenville Senator Pushing for Child Abuse Registry: South Carolina has a registry for sex offenders, but not child abusers. Recently reported child abuse cases in South Carolina has prompted Senator Mike Fair (R - Greenville) to push for the creation of a database for storing the names and locations of physical child abusers. Read more on the story at the WSPA News Channel 7 website.
- Flu Drug Shortages Worry Parents, Pharmacists: One father had to contact twenty pharmacies before finding the medicine his son needed. Read the full story at WYFF, News Channel 4.
- Registered Sex Offender Charged with Accessing Facebook: Just across the state line, North Carolina has created a law that makes it a crime for sex offerders to create social networking profiles on sites such as facebook and Myspace, but as this story from WSPA, News Channel 7 tells, it's tough to keep up with catching all those who violate the law.
- Parents Question Driver's Judgment After School Bus Wreck: Parents in Anderson County say they were aware of a school bus driver's unsafe driving habits before this accident that sent four children and two adults to the hospital. See the video for the full story on WYFF, News Channel 4.
How to Subscribe to Greenville Parenting Examiner
Want to know when new parenting headlines and parenting events happen in the upstate? Click on the "Subscribe" button above and you'll receive an e-mail notification whenever there's a new story published on Greenville Parenting Examiner. You'll get the latest updates on parenting issues and events for parents and kids that are currently happening in the Greenville and upstate South Carolina area.
Comments