Record settlement in child abuse case involving Harrison County boarding school
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Dozens of children victimized at a religious boarding school in Harrison County have reached a record settlement over abuse they suffered at the hands of the home’s employees. Lawyers announced a $100 million settlement for the victims who formerly lived at the Miracle Meadows School in Salem. “This school had policies involving handcuffing children,” said Charleston attorney Jesse Forbes. “It had policies where they would throw children in cells, lock them in and not give them a bathroom. They would work them in a field all day, then ...
