A felony child abuse charge has been dropped against a substitute teacher at Dunbar Primary School.

Willie Washington, 55, was charged on Sept. 8 with battery and assault of a disabled child. A West Virginia State Police trooper wrote in court documents that security camera footage from the school showed Washington "aggressively" grabbing, shaking and throwing a child with autism to the floor. Education

KCS faces lawsuit after 2 back-to-back incidents with special needs students

By Sierra Marling smarling@hdmediallc.com

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A civil lawsuit was filed against the Kanawha County Board of Education and Washington by the parents of the child, 6.

On Sept. 10, Deb Rusnak, Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney, filed a motion to dismiss the charge, writing that she reviewed the v

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