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and she did not report it," said Mr. Casey. "She had her husband go to Florida."
Mrs. Fournier's husband, Robert, 63, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement last month to two charges of indecent liberties with a minor, who was then a 17-year-old Rappahannock High School student, and one charge of abduction.
His sentencing is on Dec. 16.
At issue is whether Mrs. Fournier, as a teacher had a responsibility to report these allegations as a so-called "mandatory reporter" when the foster child told her about being sexually abused. There is also the issue of her duty as a foster parent to protect a child in her care.
A mandatory reporter is a person required by law to report to the Department of Social Services (DSS) any suspected child abuse or neglect that they have learned of in their professional capacity. These professionals include persons employed as teachers, although foster parents per se are not listed.
When asked if Mrs. Fournier is a mandatory reporter and thus required by law to report such incidents, Helen Williams, interim superintendent of schools, replied in an interview: "All teachers are mandatory reporters. They have
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