Teen in CPS Custody Left in Bexar County Building
A teenager, in the custody of Child Protective Services, was left by himself at a Bexar county facility for more than 20 hours. He had no food, no bed, and no place to go. That is, until News 4's Kim Fischer happened to walk into the building. She sat with him for several hours and investigated why the state left him for so long.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Money, Child Protective Services and Greed (Follow Up)
Money, Child Protective Services and Greed (Follow Up)
At the beginning of November I wrote an article for Associated Content on our experience earlier this year with Child Protective Services. That article has gotten over 1100 views and I by googling my name I have found it reprinted in several places all over the internet. I am glad that it’s making a ripple. That is why I sent them the story.
At the beginning of November I wrote an article for Associated Content on our experience earlier this year with Child Protective Services. That article has gotten over 1100 views and I by googling my name I have found it reprinted in several places all over the internet. I am glad that it’s making a ripple. That is why I sent them the story.
TIME TO CHANGE THE LEGAL SYSTEM PASS ON THIS LETTER
TIME TO CHANGE THE LEGAL SYSTEM PASS ON THIS LETTER
Parents blog about their troubles with CAS.
This is an outline of events that have transpired over the course of the last several weeks. This outline explains and details all of the conversations, events, and actions taken while attempting to save our daughter from abusive authority. Please read what has happened and, if you have any questions or would like to contact the Childrens Aid Society or the Kirkland Lake OPP, you will find contact information at the bottom of the document. Thank you so much for your interest, your help, and your prayers.
This is sad. Nobody to help them through it. No answers. Not knowing what's going on. Desperate, scared, lost and helpless. The plight of parents involved with the system.
Parents blog about their troubles with CAS.
This is an outline of events that have transpired over the course of the last several weeks. This outline explains and details all of the conversations, events, and actions taken while attempting to save our daughter from abusive authority. Please read what has happened and, if you have any questions or would like to contact the Childrens Aid Society or the Kirkland Lake OPP, you will find contact information at the bottom of the document. Thank you so much for your interest, your help, and your prayers.
This is sad. Nobody to help them through it. No answers. Not knowing what's going on. Desperate, scared, lost and helpless. The plight of parents involved with the system.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Fisher: A disabled San Jose mother fights again for right to raise child
Fisher: A disabled San Jose mother fights again for right to raise child
Suffering from cerebral palsy and unable to walk or fully use her arms, she was still determined to care for her two young sons. Disabled parents and advocates rallied behind the young woman with the pixie haircut and impish smile who, at the time nearly 20 years ago, went by the name Tiffany Callo. She was the subject of a book, "A Mother's Touch: The Tiffany Callo Story." She rode in a limousine to an appearance on "Donahue."
Suffering from cerebral palsy and unable to walk or fully use her arms, she was still determined to care for her two young sons. Disabled parents and advocates rallied behind the young woman with the pixie haircut and impish smile who, at the time nearly 20 years ago, went by the name Tiffany Callo. She was the subject of a book, "A Mother's Touch: The Tiffany Callo Story." She rode in a limousine to an appearance on "Donahue."
Girl at center of custody fight soon heading to China, dad says
Girl at center of custody fight soon heading to China, dad says
An 8-year-old girl taken from an American couple and returned to her Chinese parents after a seven-year custody fight faces another big adjustment - moving to China.
An 8-year-old girl taken from an American couple and returned to her Chinese parents after a seven-year custody fight faces another big adjustment - moving to China.
Corporal Punishment - Ban Passed
By Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD
Venezuela passed a law on December 10, 2007 banning all forms of physical and humiliating punishment of children. The law makes Venezuela the second Latin American country to pass such a law; Uruguay became the first, November 2007. Venezuela joins several countries, which bans all forms of corporal punishment in school and the home.
Worldwide Bans on Corporal Punishment: Every industrialized country in the world now prohibits school corporal punishment, except the U.S. and Australia (Outback regions only). The following list shows the trend towards the elimination of corporal punishment in schools, dating back to the 1700's.
Year Country
Since Foundation** Iceland
1783 Poland
1820 Netherlands
1845 Luxembourg
1860 Italy
1867 Belgium
1870 Austria
1881 France
1890 Finland
1900 Japan
1917 Russia
1923 Turkey
1936 Norway
1949 China
1950 Portugal
1958 Sweden
1967 Denmark
1967 Cyprus
1970 Germany
1970 Switzerland
1982 Ireland
1983 Greece
1986 United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
1990 New Zealand
1990 Namibia
1996 South Africa
1998 England*
1998 American Samoa
1999 Zimbabwe
2000 Zambia
2000 Thailan
d 2000 Trinidad and Tobago
2001 Kenya
2002 Fiji
2003 Iceland
2004 Canada
2004 Romania
2004 Ukraine
2005 Hungary
2007 Greece
2007 Australia
2007 Uruguay
*This ban solidifies a ban imposed in 1986, extending the ban to ALL private schools.
**Iceland is the only country known to have banned corporal punishment during the country's foundation. Hence, it has never been legal there.
The reform of the Venezuela law, which protects children and young people includes a provision for children's right to be well treated and bans all forms of physical and humiliating punishment.
Carlos Trapani from child rights organization Cecodap, who led the advocacy campaign, said: "Corporal punishment is a violent phenomenon. It is a violation of human rights."
The new law:
Article 32a. The right to good treatment All children and young people have a right to be treated well. This right includes a non-violent education and upbringing, based on love, affection, mutual understanding and respect, and solidarity.
Parents, representatives, guardians, relatives, and teachers should use non-violent methods of education and discipline to raise and educate their children. Consequently, all forms of physical and humiliating punishment are prohibited. The State, with the active participation of society, must ensure policies, programs and protection measures are in place to abolish all forms of physical and humiliating punishment of children and young people.
Corporal punishment is defined as the use of force, in raising or educating children, with the intention of causing any degree of physical pain or discomfort to correct, control or change the behavior of children and young people.
Humiliating punishment can be understood as any form of offensive, denigrating, devaluing, stigmatizing or mocking, treatment, carried out to raise or educate children and young people, with the aim of disciplining, controlling or changing their behavior.
Article 56. The right to be respected by teachers. All children and young people have the right to be respected by their teachers, and receive an education based on love, affection, mutual understanding, national identity, mutual respect for ideas and beliefs, and solidarity. Consequently, all forms of physical and humiliating punishment are prohibited.
Article 358. Content of the responsibility for raising children. The responsibility for raising children includes the shared duty and right, which is equal and non-derogable, of the father and mother to love, raise, train, educate, and look after their children, sustain and assist them financially, morally and emotionally, using appropriate corrective measures that do not violate their dignity, rights, guarantees or overall development. Consequently, all forms of physical punishment, psychological violence and humiliating treatment, which harm children and young people, are prohibited.
Stated purpose: A new human right - the right to be treated well - has been introduced to reinforce children and young people's status as rights-holders, and to ensure the full recognition of their dignity and personal integrity. This right includes a non-violent upbringing and education, based on love, affection, mutual understanding and respect, and solidarity. In addition to an express ban on all forms of physical and humiliating punishment, fathers, mothers, representatives, guardians, relatives and teachers have an obligation to use non-violent methods to raise, train, educate and discipline children and young people, to ensure the implementation of this right. This new regulation is a step towards achieving abolition of all forms of abuse of children and young people, and building the legal foundations for a new and peaceful society.
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Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, author, "If I'd Only Known...Sexual Abuse in or Out of the Family: A Guide to Prevention, specializes in: Mind, Body, Spirit healing and Physical/Sexual Abuse Prevention and Recovery. As an inspirational leader, Dr. Neddermeyer empowers people to view life's challenges as an opportunity for Personal/Professional Growth and Spiritual Awakening. http://www.drdorothy.net
Venezuela passed a law on December 10, 2007 banning all forms of physical and humiliating punishment of children. The law makes Venezuela the second Latin American country to pass such a law; Uruguay became the first, November 2007. Venezuela joins several countries, which bans all forms of corporal punishment in school and the home.
Worldwide Bans on Corporal Punishment: Every industrialized country in the world now prohibits school corporal punishment, except the U.S. and Australia (Outback regions only). The following list shows the trend towards the elimination of corporal punishment in schools, dating back to the 1700's.
Year Country
Since Foundation** Iceland
1783 Poland
1820 Netherlands
1845 Luxembourg
1860 Italy
1867 Belgium
1870 Austria
1881 France
1890 Finland
1900 Japan
1917 Russia
1923 Turkey
1936 Norway
1949 China
1950 Portugal
1958 Sweden
1967 Denmark
1967 Cyprus
1970 Germany
1970 Switzerland
1982 Ireland
1983 Greece
1986 United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
1990 New Zealand
1990 Namibia
1996 South Africa
1998 England*
1998 American Samoa
1999 Zimbabwe
2000 Zambia
2000 Thailan
d 2000 Trinidad and Tobago
2001 Kenya
2002 Fiji
2003 Iceland
2004 Canada
2004 Romania
2004 Ukraine
2005 Hungary
2007 Greece
2007 Australia
2007 Uruguay
*This ban solidifies a ban imposed in 1986, extending the ban to ALL private schools.
**Iceland is the only country known to have banned corporal punishment during the country's foundation. Hence, it has never been legal there.
The reform of the Venezuela law, which protects children and young people includes a provision for children's right to be well treated and bans all forms of physical and humiliating punishment.
Carlos Trapani from child rights organization Cecodap, who led the advocacy campaign, said: "Corporal punishment is a violent phenomenon. It is a violation of human rights."
The new law:
Article 32a. The right to good treatment All children and young people have a right to be treated well. This right includes a non-violent education and upbringing, based on love, affection, mutual understanding and respect, and solidarity.
Parents, representatives, guardians, relatives, and teachers should use non-violent methods of education and discipline to raise and educate their children. Consequently, all forms of physical and humiliating punishment are prohibited. The State, with the active participation of society, must ensure policies, programs and protection measures are in place to abolish all forms of physical and humiliating punishment of children and young people.
Corporal punishment is defined as the use of force, in raising or educating children, with the intention of causing any degree of physical pain or discomfort to correct, control or change the behavior of children and young people.
Humiliating punishment can be understood as any form of offensive, denigrating, devaluing, stigmatizing or mocking, treatment, carried out to raise or educate children and young people, with the aim of disciplining, controlling or changing their behavior.
Article 56. The right to be respected by teachers. All children and young people have the right to be respected by their teachers, and receive an education based on love, affection, mutual understanding, national identity, mutual respect for ideas and beliefs, and solidarity. Consequently, all forms of physical and humiliating punishment are prohibited.
Article 358. Content of the responsibility for raising children. The responsibility for raising children includes the shared duty and right, which is equal and non-derogable, of the father and mother to love, raise, train, educate, and look after their children, sustain and assist them financially, morally and emotionally, using appropriate corrective measures that do not violate their dignity, rights, guarantees or overall development. Consequently, all forms of physical punishment, psychological violence and humiliating treatment, which harm children and young people, are prohibited.
Stated purpose: A new human right - the right to be treated well - has been introduced to reinforce children and young people's status as rights-holders, and to ensure the full recognition of their dignity and personal integrity. This right includes a non-violent upbringing and education, based on love, affection, mutual understanding and respect, and solidarity. In addition to an express ban on all forms of physical and humiliating punishment, fathers, mothers, representatives, guardians, relatives and teachers have an obligation to use non-violent methods to raise, train, educate and discipline children and young people, to ensure the implementation of this right. This new regulation is a step towards achieving abolition of all forms of abuse of children and young people, and building the legal foundations for a new and peaceful society.
----
Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, author, "If I'd Only Known...Sexual Abuse in or Out of the Family: A Guide to Prevention, specializes in: Mind, Body, Spirit healing and Physical/Sexual Abuse Prevention and Recovery. As an inspirational leader, Dr. Neddermeyer empowers people to view life's challenges as an opportunity for Personal/Professional Growth and Spiritual Awakening. http://www.drdorothy.net
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Pike Co. man indicted for incest
Pike Co. man indicted for incest
A Pike County man serving a 20-year prison sentence for raping his 8-year-old foster daughter has been charged with sexually abusing a different child.
Social Services did no investigation of this man and placed a foster child with him. He raped her with a screwdriver; she now has to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of her life. A couple years after his trial; he is now being charged with incest which occured before he raped his foster child. Had social services done a proper investigation of the man, the foster child would not be maimed for life.
Kentucky is really messed in child protective services area.
There are two issues: 1) being child removed from their homes for profit by the state and 2)parents being put on the CAN database without notice for political reasons or in custodial matters.
A Pike County man serving a 20-year prison sentence for raping his 8-year-old foster daughter has been charged with sexually abusing a different child.
Social Services did no investigation of this man and placed a foster child with him. He raped her with a screwdriver; she now has to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of her life. A couple years after his trial; he is now being charged with incest which occured before he raped his foster child. Had social services done a proper investigation of the man, the foster child would not be maimed for life.
Kentucky is really messed in child protective services area.
There are two issues: 1) being child removed from their homes for profit by the state and 2)parents being put on the CAN database without notice for political reasons or in custodial matters.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Statewide problems with child services
Statewide problems with child services
Parents throughout the state were losing children after unfounded allegations of abuse and neglect, said David Richart, executive director of the National Institute on Children, Youth and Families.
Parents throughout the state were losing children after unfounded allegations of abuse and neglect, said David Richart, executive director of the National Institute on Children, Youth and Families.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Foster child's mother files lawsuit in his choking death
Foster child's mother files lawsuit in his choking death
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The mother of a boy who was choked to death in a foster home has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Shelly Shelton filed suit Tuesday in Morristown, seeking $40 million.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The mother of a boy who was choked to death in a foster home has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Shelly Shelton filed suit Tuesday in Morristown, seeking $40 million.
Probation ordered for man charged with impregnating foster child
Probation ordered for man charged with impregnating foster child
A foster father who pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct after he impregnated a 15-year-old girl who been placed in his home was sentenced to five years of probation.
A foster father who pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct after he impregnated a 15-year-old girl who been placed in his home was sentenced to five years of probation.
Jasper Mountain hit with suit over injuries
Jasper Mountain hit with suit over injuries
One year after a rash of broken bones brought intense scrutiny to the Jasper Mountain treatment home for abused children, the controversy has not gone away.
Guardians of three children — one suffered a broken arm, one a broken wrist and one a broken ankle — are now suing the home and seeking $200,000 for each child for suffering, plus medical expenses.
Home for abused children sued over broken bones
One year after a rash of broken bones brought intense scrutiny to the Jasper Mountain treatment home for abused children, the controversy has not gone away.
Guardians of three children — one suffered a broken arm, one a broken wrist and one a broken ankle — are now suing the home and seeking $200,000 for each child for suffering, plus medical expenses.
Home for abused children sued over broken bones
Saturday, December 22, 2007
CPS Case Worker Admits Credit Card Fraud
CPS Case Worker Admits Credit Card Fraud
A Child Protective Services case worker went on an online shopping spree, buying thousands of dollars in merchandise with nearly 40 stolen credit card numbers, investigators said.
A Child Protective Services case worker went on an online shopping spree, buying thousands of dollars in merchandise with nearly 40 stolen credit card numbers, investigators said.
Parents suing district over kid's referral
Parents suing district over kid's referral
The parents of a teenager referred to Child Protective Services because educators believed he was suicidal are suing the Warwick Valley School District.
In a federal claim, Everett Cox III, a former Warwick school board member, and Nan Ping Peng allege school officials violated their due process rights and their son's privacy rights. They want the district to pay for a private school.
"There's a level of recklessness here," said the parents' Goshen lawyer, Michael Sussman. "A kid has the right to speak out in response to a school assignment without a fear of his family being destroyed."
The parents of a teenager referred to Child Protective Services because educators believed he was suicidal are suing the Warwick Valley School District.
In a federal claim, Everett Cox III, a former Warwick school board member, and Nan Ping Peng allege school officials violated their due process rights and their son's privacy rights. They want the district to pay for a private school.
"There's a level of recklessness here," said the parents' Goshen lawyer, Michael Sussman. "A kid has the right to speak out in response to a school assignment without a fear of his family being destroyed."
Counties unhappy with child welfare database
Counties unhappy with child welfare database
Sixty-seven counties are now using the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System, a giant state-run database that was supposed to unify all 88 county children services operations and make it easier to keep abused and neglected children safe.
But counties have encountered serious glitches since it became operational last year. Private adoption information was handed out, errors showed up in reports and computer crashes left caseworkers with no access to their children's records.
Sixty-seven counties are now using the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System, a giant state-run database that was supposed to unify all 88 county children services operations and make it easier to keep abused and neglected children safe.
But counties have encountered serious glitches since it became operational last year. Private adoption information was handed out, errors showed up in reports and computer crashes left caseworkers with no access to their children's records.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Hannity's America with Doug Kennedy on Antidepressants
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Maryland woman facing charges after alleged false report of sexual abuse to DCS about two Kingsport youths
Maryland woman facing charges after alleged false report of sexual abuse to DCS about two Kingsport youths
A Maryland woman is headed to court Feb. 6 after abuse allegations against a Kingsport woman led Tennessee Department of Children’s Services officials to drop everything to check on two young boys within 24 hours of a hotline call now deemed to be a false alarm.
A Maryland woman is headed to court Feb. 6 after abuse allegations against a Kingsport woman led Tennessee Department of Children’s Services officials to drop everything to check on two young boys within 24 hours of a hotline call now deemed to be a false alarm.
Woman accused of killing foster child pleads not guilty
Woman accused of killing foster child pleads not guilty
A Oceanside woman accused of murdering her 4-year-old foster child entered her not guilty plea Monday through her attorney.
A Oceanside woman accused of murdering her 4-year-old foster child entered her not guilty plea Monday through her attorney.
Biological Mom Comes Face-To-Face With Adoptive Couple Accused of Killing Her Child
Biological Mom Comes Face-To-Face With Adoptive Couple Accused of Killing Her Child
The biological mother of an 8-year-old girl who was starved and brutally beaten came face-to-face Tuesday with the elderly couple accused of killing her daughter.
It's been called one of the worst cases of child abuse in Gonzales County. Rubin Ramirez and his wife Bettie Ramirez are accused of torturing and killing their adopted daughter, Chrystal. The couple has been charged with murder.
The biological mother of an 8-year-old girl who was starved and brutally beaten came face-to-face Tuesday with the elderly couple accused of killing her daughter.
It's been called one of the worst cases of child abuse in Gonzales County. Rubin Ramirez and his wife Bettie Ramirez are accused of torturing and killing their adopted daughter, Chrystal. The couple has been charged with murder.
Louisville Lawmaker Wants CPS Changes
Louisville Lawmaker Wants CPS Changes
A state lawmaker from Louisville is proposing changes to the state's Child Protective Services System.
Rep. Darryl Owens said he and his colleagues have heard complaints from parents about children being improperly removed from their homes. A state commission recently concluded parents weren't getting a fair shake in the courts when it came to fighting for their kids.
A state lawmaker from Louisville is proposing changes to the state's Child Protective Services System.
Rep. Darryl Owens said he and his colleagues have heard complaints from parents about children being improperly removed from their homes. A state commission recently concluded parents weren't getting a fair shake in the courts when it came to fighting for their kids.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
State settles case of boy abused in foster care
State settles case of boy abused in foster care
The Maryland Department of Human Resources has agreed to pay out $1.5 million to care for a Baltimore boy who suffered irreversible brain damage after he was abused by another child in the foster home where he was placed by the city Department of Social Services.
The Maryland Department of Human Resources has agreed to pay out $1.5 million to care for a Baltimore boy who suffered irreversible brain damage after he was abused by another child in the foster home where he was placed by the city Department of Social Services.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Parents tell of children's hell lost in care
Parents tell of children's hell lost in care
A COUPLE falsely accused of sexually abusing their children say their kids have been left damaged by having to go into care.
Newport couple Tim and Gina Williams’ story shocked every parent in the country back in 2004 as appalling social service blunders tore their family apart.
A COUPLE falsely accused of sexually abusing their children say their kids have been left damaged by having to go into care.
Newport couple Tim and Gina Williams’ story shocked every parent in the country back in 2004 as appalling social service blunders tore their family apart.
Gabriel To Remain In Oregon, DHS Says
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Gabriel Allred's grandmother flew to Oregon to participate in custody mediation talks.
DHS says an agreement was reached in the mediation between Gabriel Allred's grandmother and his foster parents.
Gabriel Allred's grandmother flew to Oregon to participate in custody mediation talks.
DHS says an agreement was reached in the mediation between Gabriel Allred's grandmother and his foster parents.
Bail Amount Upheld For Woman Accused In Girl's Death
A woman accused in the death of a 4-year-old foster child is being held on $5 million bail.
Survey: Thousands of Homeless Kids in New York City
Survey: Thousands of Homeless Kids in New York City
A large number of those young people had been in state or city care at some point before they wound up on the street.
About 28 percent had been in the foster care system. Four in 10 had previously spent time in jail or a juvenile detention facility.
A large number of those young people had been in state or city care at some point before they wound up on the street.
About 28 percent had been in the foster care system. Four in 10 had previously spent time in jail or a juvenile detention facility.
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