Amelia Ferrell Knisely
Reporter at West Virginia Watch
Investigative reporter, @wv_watch | WV native. Mom x3. Baseball fan. DMs open for story tips. Support local journalism. More news on TikTok: amelianews
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timeswv.com | Amelia Ferrell Knisely
CHARLESTON — West Virginia elementary school teachers have spent the last few years asking lawmakers for help addressing an uptick in violent and disruptive student behavior that includes punching, kicking and classroom destruction. On Tuesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed a bill aiming to give teachers more control over their classrooms. kAm“(6 H2?E @FC E62496CD E6249:?8 — ?@E 323JD:EE:?8[ ?@E 5:D4:A=:?:?8[” |@CC:D6J D2:5 5FC:?8 2 3:== D:8?:?8 6G6?E 2E #:A=6J t=6>6?E2CJ $49@@= :?
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wvgazettemail.com | Amelia Ferrell Knisely
West Virginia elementary school teachers have spent the last few years asking lawmakers for help addressing an uptick in violent and disruptive student behavior that includes punching, kicking and classroom destruction. On Tuesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed a bill aiming to give teachers more control over their classrooms. “We want our teachers teaching — not babysitting, not disciplining,” Morrisey said during a bill signing event at Ripley Elementary School in Ripley, Jackson County.
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wvgazettemail.com | Amelia Ferrell Knisely
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yahoo.com | Amelia Ferrell Knisely
The West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (Perry Bennett | West Virginia Legislative Photography)Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed a bill on Monday codifying a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” for West Virginians. The Republican-backed measure says, “The Legislature finds that it is a fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, care and medical care of their minor children.”More than 20 states — mostly red states — have similar legislation.
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register-herald.com | Caity Coyne |Amelia Ferrell Knisely |Lori Kersey
West Virginia lawmakers wrapped up the legislative session Saturday, completing action on 247 of the 2,460 bills that were introduced over 60 days. Overall, the 2025 legislative session was marked by party disagreements within the GOP supermajority as well as tension between lawmakers and Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Lawmakers and Morrisey first disagreed on whether the state was facing a $400 million budget deficit, then many of his priority bills were shot down.
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