TAMPA - Florida Foster mom tells tale of death: She came beforea state task force to plead for better child protection.

Foster mom tells tale of death

She came before a state task force to plead for better child protection.

By KEVIN GRAHAM, Times Staff Writer
Published August 17, 2007

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/08/17/Hi...lls_tale.shtml

TAMPA - Delores Wilson had kept her silence for more than a year,
telling only attorneys and case workers about the day a foster child
died at the hands of another young girl in her home.

On Thursday, she spoke out.

During an emotional plea to bring change to Florida's foster care
system, Wilson, 65, of Tampa, told her story to a state task force on
child protection.

"I wasn't planning on being here today, but I felt you were working to
make the system better," Wilson said, standing nervously before the
13-member panel, "so that another child doesn't have to die."

Wilson has spent the past six months drafting a Bill of Rights for
Florida foster parents she hopes state legislators will adopt.

Authorities knew the young girl she says caused the death of another
child had a violent past, Wilson said. She had attacked her previous
caregiver. But no one told Wilson.

"We get no prior knowledge of our child," Wilson said. "They're just
thrown into our home."

Wilson's comments came in the final minutes of a meeting to investigate
Florida's child welfare system. It was the second meeting of the task
force formed in July, following the disappearance of 2-year-old Courtney
Clark, whose case demonstrated numerous missteps by agencies responsible
for her care.

"We're using that case, as everything went wrong in it," said Bob
Butterworth, Department of Children and Families secretary, who sat in
the back of the meeting room at the Stetson University College of Law in
Tampa, listening to the panel's discussions.

The task force, which includes representatives from law enforcement, the
courts, social services, DCF and private agencies responsible for foster
children, spent five hours discussing ways to improve foster care. The
group is supposed to meet every few weeks and come up with a report of
its findings by Oct. 1.

As the meeting ended, Wilson detailed the horrific incident that made
her speak out.

Wilson, a foster parent for more than a decade, had temporary custody of
two grandchildren and an 11-year-old girl in foster care last summer
when officials asked her to take in a 14-year-old girl.

"Right away, I noticed this child was very aggressive," she said. The
teen had pushed one foster child and bitten Wilson's grandchild. On June
30, 2006, the worst came.

The 14-year-old girl had bitten the 11-year-old girl 13 times, placed a
pillow over her head and sat on it, Wilson said. She performed CPR until
a sheriff's deputy arrived. The young girl died of a heart attack,
according to her death certificate.

Records on the investigation could not be obtained Thursday, and it was
unclear what happened to the 14-year-old girl.

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DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA
WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

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It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

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http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

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