Murfreesboro – “Lace up your tennis shoes and join us for the Hometown Heroes Walk for Children,” announced Child Advocacy Center director, Sharon De Boer. She told WGNS there are three ways to be a part of the event this year.You can participate in the actual event that starts on the Murfreesboro Civic Plaza on April 30th at 10:30 in the morning, walk in your neighborhood or WATCH the Hometown Heroes Walk for Children on the Child Advocacy's FaceBook pag .
Julia Wetmore says teachers are often the first line of defense against child abuse.
âInterestingly, when children are not with teachers our numbers drop off,â she said. âThatâs a scary thing.â
Wetmore is a pediatric nurse practitioner at the Childrenâs Advocacy and Protection Center (CAPC). She conducts medical exams on children who may be victims of abuse.
âTeachers are a lot of the time our first line of defense when it comes to abused children,â she continued. âThey are often reporters (of abuse), and they are very important in the health of kids.â
In a typical year, the CAPC will serve an average of 230 families and 335 children, said Director Adrienne Opdyke.
After 10 hours of deliberations, High Court jury finds both parents guilty after a month of heartbreaking testimony; the girl was rushed unconscious to hospital in January 2018, her body covered in over 130 injuries.