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Old February 26th 08, 04:49 AM posted to alt.support.child-protective-services,alt.support.foster-parents,alt.dads-rights.unmoderated,alt.parenting.spanking
LK
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Default Foster father sentenced to 30 years for shaking infant, causingher to lose sight and ability to walk

On Feb 25, 6:20*pm, "Ron" wrote:
"LK" wrote in message

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On Feb 25, 12:17 am, LindaLouMom wrote:
I do not know what state you are from but Here in Ohio..I sit and
watch so many children DIE at the hands of their bio family because
the system refuses to take the children.


A child is more likely to be abused, mollested or die in the hands of
the state. * And I highly doubt you sit there watching children die.


My neighbor had 3 children...5yrs, 15mo
months, 3 months...left the 5 year old to watch every night while she
went to the bars...I have went into her house night after night and
took the kids into my house. I called the CPS every single time. They
visit ask questions then give bio mom a case plan to work on..a day or
two later I have the kids again. 2 of the children were born
toxic..did they remove the children HELL NO. Guess who has the
children now..NOT BIO and not CPS. I just took them one day and have
had them for almost 13 months. ( 5year old knows the ratio of water to
powder formula when making a bottle)
I am not a foster parent nor am I a worker. I am a bio mom of 4 and a
teacher. *I do not get the funds foster parents get, I do not get any
financial help from anyone for keeping these 3 children safe. Bio mom
calls once or twice a month to ask about "her babies" *and says tell
them I love them. WHATEVER!!


Maybe you could take the real mother to court for child support.


In my position as a teacher in the inner city, I see abuse committed
by bio family DAILY. I call CPS every time I see things and hear
things from the children that is not right. Do they ever get removed?
NO! One little boy bruised from head to toe because I called about him
talking too much in class. Services came to school, took pictures and
called mom to the building and questioned her, she said He needs to
learn to follow rules and he just bruises easy....he was released to
her even though she admitted she is the one who caused the bruises.


I am not sure how other other states run the system but here in ohio
the system favors the bio families, even when they have caused much
harm to the children.


You know, Linda, maybe you came from this perfect middle class
family. *Maybe you have a wonderful view of childhood and what it
should be like. *Maybe you sit there watching television only to see
the most horriffic acts of abuse being committed by only the most
horrible of parents. *As a teacher, I'm sure you come into contact
with many children. *If you are a teacher in a poor neighborhood
perhaps it is more likely that you see kids who come from less then
perfect worlds. *But don't exagerate that which you can not prove.
And do not commit to an ultimate solution that just does not work for
the children.


You will have people like my buddy Ron here, who will swear up and
down that the foster care system is the best thing for many of these
kids. *Yet they get these kids, bounce them around from home to home
as if they're puppies. *They're always trying to figure out what they
are going to do with these kids once they're in the system. *Some get
adopted into loving homes. *Great. *Others end up aging out of the
system with no family ties, bonds or social support. * *Lots of them
are medicated heavily with psychiatric drugs that they just don't
need.


There are more than half a million children and youth in the U.S.
foster care system, a 90% increase since 1987. Three of 10 of the
nation's homeless are former foster children. A recent study has found
that 12-18 months after leaving foster ca
27% of the males and 10% of the females had been incarcerated
33% were receiving public assistance
37% had not finished high school
50% were unemployed


*Casey Family Programs National Center for Resource Family Support


Children in foster care are three to six times more likely than
children not in care to have emotional, behavioral and developmental
problems, including conduct disorders, depression, difficulties in
school and impaired social relationships. Some experts estimate that
about 30% of the children in care have marked or severe emotional
problems. Various studies have indicated that children and young
people in foster care tend to have limited education and job skills,
perform poorly in school compared to children who are not in foster
care, lag behind in their education by at least one year, and have
lower educational attainment than the general population.


*Casey Family Programs National Center for Resource Family Support


80 percent of prison inmates have been through the foster care system.


*National Association of Social Workers


Children are 11 times more likely to be abused in State care than they
are in their own homes.


*National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN)


Children died as a result of abuse in foster care 5.25 times more
often than children in the general population. 2.1 percent of all
child fatalities took place in foster care. While this may seem like a
relatively low number, we must consider the contrast in population
between children in the general population versus children in foster
care. In 1997, there were nearly 71 million children in the general
population (99.6%), but only 302 thousand in state care (.4%) in state
care. As state care is supposed to be a 'safe haven', the number of
fatalities should be less or at least equal to what it is in the
general population of children. By this standard, there should have
been less than .4% of child fatalities occurring in foster care,
however, there was 5.25 times that amount. (31 states reporting)


*CPS Watch Inc.


Please, povide links to the above statement so that their accuracy can be
verified.

Ron


Do the math.