Henderson child abuse case spotlights work of CCSD truancy officers


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LASVEGASNOW— LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A case of child abuse in Henderson is spotlighting the importance of the work Clark County School District truancy officers do each day. Jeffery Scanlan, 41, and Misty Scanlan, 46, are each facing one charge of child abuse and are accused of locking their 11-year-old boy in a cage, according to []

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