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Director of school for the deaf fired - CharlotteObserver.com
Officials have fired the director of a school for the deaf in Morganton that is the subject of allegations of abuse.
Janet McDaniel, 49, director of the N.C. School for the Deaf in Morganton was suspended July 16 after the advocacy group Disability Rights NC alleged years of abuse and neglect at the school.
"Mrs. McDaniel was on investigatory leave as of July 16. At the end of that 30-day period she was not reinstated as an employee of this agency," said Renee McCoy, a spokeswoman for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
The department is finishing an investigation into the allegations. McCoy said it could be ready early next week. HHS Secretary Lanier Cansler assembled an investigation team that included a former administrator of the school, a parent of a former student and a child psychologist who is an expert in child abuse in neglect. The panel has interviewed more than 30 people.
"The goal was to get as much information and to be as in-depth and thorough as we could," McCoy said. "Of course the secretary's goal is to ensure that the students are safe when they return to the campus."
At the time of her termination, McDaniel was being paid $97,115 a year.
Officials have fired the director of a school for the deaf in Morganton that is the subject of allegations of abuse.
Janet McDaniel, 49, director of the N.C. School for the Deaf in Morganton was suspended July 16 after the advocacy group Disability Rights NC alleged years of abuse and neglect at the school.
"Mrs. McDaniel was on investigatory leave as of July 16. At the end of that 30-day period she was not reinstated as an employee of this agency," said Renee McCoy, a spokeswoman for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
The department is finishing an investigation into the allegations. McCoy said it could be ready early next week. HHS Secretary Lanier Cansler assembled an investigation team that included a former administrator of the school, a parent of a former student and a child psychologist who is an expert in child abuse in neglect. The panel has interviewed more than 30 people.
"The goal was to get as much information and to be as in-depth and thorough as we could," McCoy said. "Of course the secretary's goal is to ensure that the students are safe when they return to the campus."
At the time of her termination, McDaniel was being paid $97,115 a year.
