Yukon premier apologizes for 'inadequate' response to child sexual abuse case at Whitehorse school

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Parents at Whitehorse’s Hidden Valley Elementary School are “justified” in their anger at the Yukon government for its “inadequate” response to the case of an educational assistant who sexually abused a child at the school in 2019.

That’s one of six key findings in a final report by lawyer Amanda Rogers, whom the government hired to conduct a review after mounting criticism of its handling of the situation — and in particular, the failure to notify parents about the case. 

The report, which also contains seven recommendations, was shared with parents Monday evening and made public shortly after. 

“In my view,

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