Opening CPS, SRS records since CPS is failed

Subject: KS: Fost/adopt murder leads Kansas to open records
From: (Fern5827)
Date: 7/20/2004 11:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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Subject: KS: SRS will open records in fost/adopt murder victory
From: (Fern5827)
Date: 7/19/2004 12:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Kid Records
Marla Carter

A new law will let you find out about the most serious cases. It's called the
child welfare open records law. Starting Thursday, child abuse and neglect
deaths or near deaths will be public.

The legislature passed the bill this past session. A 2003 child abuse death in
Kansas City, Kansas sparked the bill.

Nine-year-old Brian Edgar of Kansas City, Kansas was killed, and his adopted
parents were charged with murdered. They also had been his foster parents.

A Kansas City area state senator introduced the bill. The SRS secretary says
she supports the open records.

"We favor the openness of they system; we think they child welfare system is
critical enough, that folks ought to have the opportunity to look at it and
have folks take a second look at it to see if they think the system is
working," said Janet Schalansky.









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July, 04 child abuse and neglect deaths or near deaths will be public records


descriptors; CPS, CHILD PROTECTIVE, ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE, CHILD WELFARE,
SOCIAL WORK, KINSHIP CARE, KANSAS, KS, SRS, SOCIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES