Incompetence in America's child welfare agencies has heightened exponentially in recent years. Ohio had the Marcus Feisel tragedy, and authorities in Florida have been losing children completely.
Oklahoma has been plagued by similar scandals. The deaths of 2 children in foster care in Oklahoma (in 2 separate incidents) are now raising questions about the state's Department of Human Services.
While the public has questions, the agency has excuses. A Department of Human Services spokesman said, "Children will die. Accidents will happen, period."
So that's the agency's defense? Honestly, how can the Department of Human Services just dismiss the deaths of not just one but 2 children in its care within just a few days of each other?
The spokesman says the agency has no plans to change its procedures to safeguard against similar needless deaths in the future.
The Department of Human Services is also facing a lawsuit claiming that a foster father improperly touched a boy. If the allegation is true, the agency's problems truly run deep.
(Source: http://www.koco.com/news/16764224/detail.html)
Monday, July 14, 2008
Child welfare agency dismisses deaths
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What the hell kind of excuse is THAT?! That is complete BS. If the foster parents where doing their jobs no harm would of came to that child.
ReplyDeleteThose parents are being paid to take care of their children. For them, being a parent really IS a job. They should be fired. And that foster care system should be put out of business.
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