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Reports of child abuse fell by about 6 percent in Moore County last year, leaving social workers waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Moore Countyâs Department of Social Services received 1,268 abuse reports in 2020, down from 1,351 in 2019. Tammy Schrenker, director of the department, said the continuing easement of coronavirus restrictions is likely to bring a âsurgeâ of new cases in the weeks ahead.
âWe have some concerns that child abuse and neglect increased during the pandemic, and we havenât fully seen what thatâs going to look like yet,â Schrenker said. âWe anticipate that as people get out more and children return to what we consider a more normal lifestyle, our cases are really going to rise because parents donât call and report themselves.âÂ