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Raylee’s Law May Be Addressed In WV Special Session

July 9th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

A law to counter neglect and abuse among home-schooled children in West Virginia may be enacted when lawmakers meet in August. 

Raylee Browning was an 8-year old whom teachers suspected was being abused. She was removed from the school system and home-schooled. She later died from abuse and neglect.

Fairmont Delegate Joey Garcia says the law would prevent school boards from approving home-schooling if there is a pending abuse or neglect investigation…