WV House Republicans chose protecting child abusers over children while not overhauling CPS

By: Leann Ray

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 943

Last Updated: 3 days, 19 hours ago

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It really seemed like there was a chance Raylee’s Law — a measure meant to prevent people from using homeschooling to hide abuse of children — might pass this year.

But on the final night of the West Virginia legislative session, Republican members of the House of Delegates used tactics to stall for hours and the bill wasn’t brought up until around 11:15 p.m., leaving only 45 minutes for the House to pass the …

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