Court rules mother's drug use in pregnancy isn't child abuse
Pennsylvania high court ruled that mothers who use illegal drugs while pregnant cannot be considered perpetrators of child abuse under the CPSL because the law defines a child as post birth. Dissenters argued injury timing matters, likening to neglect where harm appears after birth. The case involved a newborn girl treated for drug withdrawal after her mother tested positive for opiates marijuana and benzos before birth.
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EMS budget and training hurdles strain Pennsylvania EMS
Luke De Rosa of Noga EMS and MedEvac describe chronic shortages and tight funding hindering service in Lawrence County. State Medicaid reimbursements rose for basic and advanced life support in 2019, with nontransport call reimbursements newly authorized, aiming to ease financial pressures on private providers.
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First responders shielded by naloxone amid overdose surge
Harrisburg New Castle emergency crews carried naloxone for 25 years but only in the last decade used it regularly. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Kobbe notes EMS teams face daily overdoses. Don DeReamus, Suburban EMS risk manager, cites a statewide crisis with rising methamphetamine and synthetic marijuana cases. Pennsylvania recorded the most overdose deaths in 2017 per CDC.
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Two districts face superintendent issues in 2018
In Lawrence County two school superintendents named in a federal bullying lawsuit face uncertain futures in 2018. New Castle Area School District agreed to a retirement buyout of 210000 dollars over four years for John J. Sarandrea after a contested Facebook message to student Kixx Alderette Jr. was deemed harassing. The matter involved Alderette and his father reporting alleged in-school bullying to district officials, with director Leonard Rich of the Lawrence County Career and Technical Center also named, who leads Laurel Area SD.
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