BENEDICT-MILLER v. DEPT. SOC SERVS

Record No. 0323-21-1.

865 S.E.2d 413 (2021)

73 Va. App. 679

Rebecca BENEDICT-MILLER, v. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

November 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold H. Abrons (Abrons, Chiusano & Sceviour, PLLC, on brief), for appellant.

Ellen R. Fulmer-Malenke , Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General; Erin B. Ashwell , Chief Deputy Attorney General; Sylvia C. Jones , Deputy Attorney General; Kim F. Piner , Senior Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Judges Huff, Ortiz and Lorish.


When a child is alleged to have been abused or neglected by a teacher, or certain other school employees, there are increased procedural requirements that govern the ensuing investigation as well as a heightened substantive standard of what counts as abuse or neglect. The Virginia Department of Social Services (...

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