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The latest South Carolina Public Radio News reports on the spread of the coronavirus and efforts to fight it.

COVID Took Abused Kids Off the Radar. Reopened Schools Are Letting SCDSS Caseworkers Catch Back Up

Feliphe Schiarolli
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One of the upsides to having children back in a physical classroom is that the state's child protective services workers can talk to kids again. A lot of them are dealing with abuse or neglect and it's easier to catch up with several of them when they're in one place, away from the people abusing and neglecting them.

But while the pandemic might have changed the way social workers approach their cases, it hasn't stopped the kinds of cases the South Carolina Department of Social Services sees. In this report, hear from workers from SCDSS's child protective and adult advocacy arms. 

And if you know or suspect anyone is being abused or neglected at home, you can call 888-CARE-4-US 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday.

Scott Morgan is the Upstate multimedia reporter for South Carolina Public Radio, based in Rock Hill. He cut his teeth as a newspaper reporter and editor in New Jersey before finding a home in public radio in Texas. Scott joined South Carolina Public Radio in March of 2019. His work has appeared in numerous national and regional publications as well as on NPR and MSNBC. He's won numerous state, regional, and national awards for his work including a national Edward R. Murrow.