Repulsive mess in Kentucky Sadistic and criminal aren’t words usually associated with social workers. But they come to mind while reading the results of a yearlong investigation into a Kentucky child-protection bureaucracy that was allowed to go rogue. Social workers gave each other nicknames like “The Queen of Removal” and “Terminator” and laughed as they […]
The Ninth Amendment acknowledged the prior existence of fundamental rights with it: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” The United States Supreme Court in a long line of decisions, has recognized that matters involving marriage, procreation, and the parent-child relationship […]
The following Supreme Court decisions were cited in a published opinion by Chief judge Norman K. Moon of Court of Appeals of Virginia June 3, 1997 in the case Williams and Williams v. Williams and Williams 24 Va. App. 778; 485 S.E. 2d 651 (June 3, 1997): Even when blood relationships are strained, parents retain […]
U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS Our legal minds will put the cites below to good use. Please feel free to share them with your attorney. For future reference, these are being added to the ACFC legal cites page. – ACFC Loss of First Amendment Freedoms, for even minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury. Though […]
Where certain “fundamental rights” are involved, the Court has held that regulation limiting these rights may be justified only by a “compelling state interest,” Kramer v. Union Free School District, 395 U.S. 621, 627 (1969); Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618, 634 (1969), Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398, 406 (1963), and that legislative enactments […]
…Several decisions of this Court make clear that freedom of personal choice in matters of marriage and family life is one of the liberties protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1, 12; Griswold v. Connecticut, supra; Pierce v. Society of Sisters, supra; Meyer v. Nebraska, supra. […]
U.S. Supreme Court COOPER v. AARON, 358 U.S. 1 (1958) 358 U.S. 1 COOPER ET AL., MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL. v. AARON ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. Fn No. 1. Argued September 11, 1958. […]
Concentrated Tylenol Infants’ Drops Plus Cold & Cough, right, and Pedia Care Infant Drops Long-Acting Cough, left, is shown in a medicine cabinet of the home of Carol Uyeno in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. Cold Drug makers voluntarily pulled cold medicines targeted for babies and toddlers off the market Thursday, leaving […]
Source: http://ablechild.org (A WONDERFUL SITE) www.adhdfraud.com. Essays, articles and other information pertaining to the fraud of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) — Compiled by Dr. Fred Baughman. http://www.adhd-report.com. The Parental Intelligence Report on ‘ADHD’ by Bob Collier.www.addvideo.org. New Web site features Dr. Fred Baughman on video exposing the national experts on the ADHD fraud. Another […]
By TERRY KINNEY AP BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) – A woman suggested binding her developmentally disabled 3-year-old foster son inside a closet, making her responsible for his death even if she did not intend it, prosecutors said Thursday as her murder trial opened. A defense attorney, however, argued that Liz Carroll was a wife intimidated into […]
Updated:2007-02-15 22:11:30Couple Sentenced for Child EndangermentThey Had Adopted Special-Needs Kids Sleep in CagesBy THOMAS J. SHEERAN AP NORWALK, Ohio (Feb. 15) – A couple who forced some of their 11 adopted, special-needs children to sleep in wire-and-wood cages were sentenced to two years in prison Thursday, after the parents insisted they were only trying to […]
Updated:2007-02-15 22:11:30Couple Sentenced for Child EndangermentThey Had Adopted Special-Needs Kids Sleep in CagesBy THOMAS J. SHEERAN AP NORWALK, Ohio (Feb. 15) – A couple who forced some of their 11 adopted, special-needs children to sleep in wire-and-wood cages were sentenced to two years in prison Thursday, after the parents insisted they were only trying to […]
Committee discussion topics should address the goal of identifying best practices, areas of concern and opportunities for the improvement in outcomes for children and families within the investigative stage of service. The Committees charge includes reviewing existing investigation policies and to identify and recommend best practices for parental involvement. I am asking those who have […]
Breaking the Silence: Children’s Stories8 min 3 sec – Feb 9, 2006Average rating: (2 ratings)Description: This is an eight minute excerpt of the program that aired on Public Television in October of 2005. The documentary tells the stories of children who are taken away from their protective mothers. Want to see more cool videos?Go to […]
Petition For Children’s Rights Against Stigma And Psychiatric Drug AbuseView Current Signatures – Sign the Petition To: President George Bush Whereas:The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted and proclaimed on December 10, 1948, states in Article 5, “no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment”; […]
YOU PUT 97,000 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN CALIFORNIA, AND MORE THAN HALF SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN TAKEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. YOU KEEP KIDS IN FOSTER CARE TO ENDURE STARVATION, SEX, ABUSE, DEATH, RAPE, AND VIOLENCE. YOU STRIP NON-ABUSIVE PARENTS OF THEIR PARENTAL RIGHTS IN ORDER TO FILL QUOTAS AND REAP FEDERAL INCENTIVES! YOU […]
Tuesday, October 14, 2003By Wendy McElroy www.foxnews.net/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,99942,00.html Monday, September 29, 2003 –Too many children have been unnecessarily placed in foster care because of a “perverse financial incentive” that encourages local governments to earn money by bringing youngsters into the system, a new state report says. The study by the California Department of Social Services also […]
By Troy Anderson Staff WriterThe California child welfare system is such a disaster that even the state’s Department of Social Services admits families are aggressively torn apart and children unnecessarily placed in foster care. California has announced sweeping reform. But the reform required is for “authorities” to act like adults and take responsibility. In a […]
Source: Courtesy of AFRA When your turn comes to answer a Child Protective Service Social Worker’s allegations, the very first thing you notice is her hostile attitude and adversative behavior. Since most of us have learned CIVILITY and Social Skills to deal with aggressors, we try to find out why this person is so ticked […]
