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Court fight over Mich. foster care system set for Tuesday
Court fight over Mich. foster care system set for Tuesday
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_arti...?storyid=78938 By Jack Kresnak, Detroit Free Press Staff Writer Created: 8/6/2007 6:05:09 PM Updated: 8/6/2007 6:06:00 PM Attorneys for the state and a New York-based children's advocacy group suing Michigan over conditions in its foster care system are set to square off Tuesday in federal court over access to confidential state records. The advocacy group Children's Rights, which is suing on behalf of 19,000 state foster children, says the Michigan Department of Human Services has twice failed to comply with its requests for documents about six children – the lead plaintiffs in the case – and dozens of other foster children who died while in state care since 2004. In its responses, the DHS through the state Attorney General's Office said the information is deemed confidential under Michigan law. The DHS has literally millions of documents about foster children and the DHS has a legal obligation to uphold state privacy laws, the agency said. Federal law should take precedence over state law, according to attorneys for Children's Rights. Besides, the advocacy group said, it is willing to sign agreements to keep confidential information about children private and not released to the public. The DHS has identified 67 case files of children who have died under state supervision, Children's Rights said. Most apparently died of natural causes, but in the past two years, three foster children have been killed in state licensing foster homes. U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds has scheduled a hearing on the requests for 1 p.m. Tuesday. A trial on the class-action lawsuit is scheduled for April. CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf from connecticut dcf watch... 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 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF INNOCENT FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON... BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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