Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church
An Arizona Superior Court judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials who knew that a church member was sexually abusing his daughter had no duty to report the abuse to police or social service agencies because the information was received during a spiritual confession.
Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge
Many schools that are resuming in-person instruction are also giving parents a stay-at-home virtual option; Adamus, like many other parents, decided against that. Other schools are planning a hybrid approach, with youngsters alternating between in-person classes and online instruction. Both of Adamus' children wore masks, though that is not mandatory for the 30,000 students in Paulding County, about 25 miles northwest of Atlanta. Other Paulding County parents were eager for in-person classes. But schools in Germany's Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state became the first in the country to reopen since March.