Schools destroyed child abuse reports, lawsuit claims

A 13-year-old boy who was molested by a Palm Springs Unified special education aide has filed a lawsuit accusing the school district of “turning a blind eye” to the sexual abuse, then destroying evidence in an effort to cover up the fact that at least some of the abuse occurred on school property.

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Kingman resident finds DCS investigation documents in dumpster

Kingman resident finds DCS investigation documents in dumpster

A batch of documents from the Department of Child Safety was found in Kingman. They contained personal information including names and social security numbers. the documents reportedly  contained detailed descriptions of investigations.

They were found a week ago by someone dumpster-diving in downtown Kingman. That person turned them over to a friend who spoke with FOX 10.

Audit finds records lag for foster-children social workers

Audit finds records lag for foster-children social workers

Georgia social workers charged with overseeing the safety of foster children are getting increasingly behind in their paperwork, making it difficult for managers and the public to ensure they are doing the job, according to a state audit.

Email accidentally releases foster parent Social Security numbers

Email accidentally releases foster parent Social Security numbers

An employee for a local office of the Vermont Department for Children and Family Services inadvertently disclosed Social Security numbers of 66 Newport-area foster parents in an email attachment.

DCF inadvertently shares foster parents' personal information

DCF inadvertently shares foster parents' personal information

A registered Department for Children and Families foster parent who wants to remain anonymous says she feels violated. Her personal information, including Social Security number, was inadvertently emailed to 34 other foster parents by the Newport family services division of DCF.

Report: Box of sensitive Child Protective Services documents found on Flint street

Report: Box of sensitive Child Protective Services documents found on Flint street

A box containing sensitive documents from Child Protective Services was found near a busy intersection on Flint's south side, according to a report on ABC12.

Kentucky Agency Fined for Failing to Obey Open Record Law

Kentucky Agency Fined for Failing to Obey Open Record Law

The Kentucky State Cabinet for Health and Family Services facing a hefty fine for failing to obey the open records law. It's fined $756,000.

CPS files found in Phoenix alley; DPS investigating

CPS files found in Phoenix alley; DPS investigating

The state Department of Public Safety is investigating why a box of Child Protective Services records turned up next to a trash can in a central-Phoenix alley.

Kentucky child-welfare agency accused of 'willfully' disobeying order to release abuse documents

Kentucky child-welfare agency accused of 'willfully' disobeying order to release abuse documents

The state’s child-welfare agency continues a pattern of “willfully refusing” to release critical documents in cases of near-fatal and fatal abuse and neglect, and it should be penalized and ordered to comply, The Courier-Journal argued in a legal brief filed Friday.

Appeals court throws out $650,000 ruling against DSHS over record requests

Appeals court throws out $650,000 ruling against DSHS over record requests

A state appeals court has thrown out one of the largest Public Records Act penalties ever, ruling an abuse victim was not clear enough in her records requests to justify punishing the Department of Social and Health Services.

Kentucky child-welfare officials failed to divulge report on baby who died

Kentucky child-welfare officials failed to divulge report on baby who died

State child-welfare officials said Tuesday they would release records from a previously undisclosed investigation that had found medical neglect in the case of a Louisville infant who subsequently died.

Confidential child welfare documents found dumped at council tip

Confidential child welfare documents found dumped at council tip

Social work bosses have launched an investigation after confidential child welfare documents were found "blowing about" a council dump.

Social workers testify abuse investigation details should stay secret

Social workers testify abuse investigation details should stay secret

State Child Protective Services officials had been investigating possible abuse of 2-year-old Nathaniel Jones when he was killed in March 2009.

Note: Transparency would expose their scam.  That's why they don't want it.

Newspaper lawyers question state officials about child-abuse records

Newspaper lawyers question state officials about child-abuse records

Lawyers for the state's two largest newspapers grilled state officials Monday about why they refused to publicly release portions of more than 140 case files about children who were killed or critically injured as a result of abuse or neglect.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/07/29/2739491/newspaper-lawyers-question-state.html#storylink=cpy

Parents fear errors amid foster children's file delays

Parents fear errors amid foster children's file delays

Parents battling to get their children back from state foster care are being stymied by two-month delays to get hold of their official files, a lobby group says.

A series of blunders: Social worker left papers containing sexual abuse allegations in plastic bag on train

A series of blunders: Social worker left papers containing sexual abuse allegations in plastic bag on train


A social worker left papers containing sexual abuse allegations in a plastic bag on a train in one of a series of blunders that saw fines for data breaches at councils hit £1.9 million.

Child neglect allegations and adoption records sent to wrong people in blunders that cost councils £150,000

Child neglect allegations and adoption records sent to wrong people in blunders that cost councils £150,000


Two local authorities have been fined for a series of blunders that saw sensitive child welfare documents sent to the wrong people, it has emerged.

Charity fined £70k after child record loss

Charity fined £70k after child record loss


A serious breach of data protection laws involving sensitive information on four young children has seen a social care charity fined £70,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office.

CPS glitch has lawyers busy

CPS glitch has lawyers busy


Public and private attorneys who represent parents in child-dependency, civil and criminal cases say they're now obliged to review every Child Protective Services case file they've handled over the past 16 years in the wake of a massive state computer error.

Undisclosed CPS records downplayed

Undisclosed CPS records downplayed

Questions remained Monday about records that Arizona's child-welfare agency has failed to disclose for more than a decade, but state and county officials generally downplayed the significance of the computer error that supposedly caused the problem.