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Permanent termination of parental rights has been described as "the family law equivalent of the death penalty in a criminal case." In re Smith (1991), 77 Ohio App.3d 1, 16, 601 N.E.2d 45, 54. Therefore, parents "must be afforded every procedural and substantive protection the law allows." WHICH IS NOT HAPPENING

"There is no system ever devised by mankind that is guaranteed to rip husband and wife or father, mother and child apart so bitterly than our present Family Court System."- Judge Brian Lindsay Retired Supreme Court Judge, New York, New York "There is something bad happening to our children in family courts today that is causing them more harm than drugs, more harm than crime and even more harm than child molestation." Judge Watson L. White Superior Court Judge, Cobb County, Georgia "No cases challenge a lawyer more than those alleging child abuse - and very few have higher stakes."-David S Marshall “There is no crueler tyranny than that which is exercised under color or law, and with the colors of justice.” -United States v. Janotti, 673 F.2d 578, 614 (3d Cir. 1982) (Aldisert, J., dissenting) (quoting Montesquieu, Del‘Esprit des Lois (1748)

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Bill to reform child protective services moves on written by: Jeffrey Wolf Corey Rose 16 hrs ago (KUSA-TV © 2010 Multimedia Holdings Corporation) DENVER - Alize Vick was 2 years old when she died from child abuse and neglect by her foster care provider. On Thursday, her neighbor and the person who reported the abuse, stood in front of a state senate committee in support of Senate Bill 171. - State probes into child deaths to change following Munoz case Sen. Linda Newell (D-Littleton) is sponsoring the bill which will reform Colorado's child protective services. Alize's neighbor, Maryann Hartmann, had remained anonymous until Thursday. She reported the abuse and neglect to El Paso County Human Services in May 2007. Alize died in October of that year - from head injuries. "DHS (Department of Human Services) did not believe me. I kept telling them, 'She's going to kill the little girl, she will kill her,' and they still did not believe me," Hartmann told state lawmakers. "I waited for that child to be removed from that house and it never happened. Five months later and Alize Vick is dead. I failed to save Alize Vick and that is why I'm here today to support the ombudsman bill." The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved the bill 7-0 late Thursday afternoon. Seriously-- the word that comes to mind is INCORRIGIBLE  in·cor·ri·gi·ble [in-kawr-i-juh-buhl] –adjective 1. not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar. 2. impervious to constraints or punishment; willful; unruly; uncontrollable: an incorrigible child;  3. firmly fixed; not easily changed: an incorrigible habit. 4. not easily swayed or influenced: an incorrigible optimist. You can't turn a rattlesnake into a puppy, no matter how much flea powder you use- you can't turn a turd into a steak, no matter how much A1 Sauce you put on it.  CPS is an insane pack of Organized Crime and there's no "smiley face" to put on it.  Absolute EVIL from top to bottom, because the entire concept of government "child protection" is corrupt and can never be anything else.  Ombudsmen can do NOTHING about it. The WAR  on the Family

New video from Fox 25 on the Dana Lawhon case in Oklahoma Part 1 Grandma Considers Suit Against DHS Posted: Wednesday, March 10 2010, 09:52 PM CST A grandmother once accused of threatening and stalking a DHS caseworker is found not guilty. Now she's working on a lawsuit against the state. Part 2 Grandma Fights to get Grandson out of DHS Custody Posted: Thursday, March 11 2010, 09:40 PM CST A lawyer is working on a lawsuit against the Department of Human Services. He says caseworkers wrongfully took his client's child into state custody. Now he's arguing the state is putting the child in harm's way by placing him with his father, a convicted felon. See Dana Lawhon's case Dana deserves ONE TRILLION DOLLARS for the damages OKDHS has done to her and her family.  And a bunch of CPS people need to go to PRISON for their FEDERAL CAPITAL CRIMES against American Families.

March 11, 2010 What Works for Programs for Older Youth  A new Child Trends fact sheet, What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood, examines the role that programs for older youth can play in promoting positive development and subsequent self-sufficiency in adulthood.  It synthesizes the findings from 31 rigorous evaluations of programs; all of the programs evaluated youth outcomes during the transition to adulthood (ages 18 to 25), but programs varied in the ages of targeted youth.  Among the findings:  Education and career programs can be effective, especially for low-income youth and for youth targeted from younger ages. Specific intervention strategies, such as mentoring, case management, and providing child care for young parents, are associated with program success across youth outcomes. Substance use and reproductive health programs have not consistently been found to be effective for this age group. RELATED RESEARCH FROM CHILD TRENDS   Summaries of over 420 evaluations of programs that work (or don't) to enhance children's development and additional fact sheets that synthesize "what works" are available at www.childtrends.org/WhatWorks

District sues parents ... to shut them up! Defendants had demanded, gasp!, public records Posted: March 10, 2010 9:44 pm Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2010 WorldNetDaily A school district in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against a handful of taxpayers seeking a court ruling that they have no right to ask for public records, sue the district or even complain to anyone about the educational institution's activities.  FULL STORY

AFRA EDITORIALS By Leonard Henderson Kidnapping By Leonard Henderson March 10, 2010 Also see previous Family Rights Examiner articles and the Scribbles of the Founder

2-Year-Old Dies in Foster Care after Mom Begged Case Worker to Check on Him Posted by Paul Napoli March 09, 2010 3:38 PM Injuryboard.com A 2-year-old child died in his Linden, NJ foster home last week, reported WABC-TV New York. Vanessa Gentleman, the mother of 2-year-old Xavier and another child in foster care, trusted her children’s custody to a friend, until she started noticing cuts and bruises on Xavier’s face. She documented injuries such as a split lip, black eye, cut on his forehead and scars with photographs. She repeatedly called the Department of Youth and Family Services, in November, December, January and February, including a call one week before Xavier died. Finally, a DYFS caseworker went to Xavier’s foster care home. "Her exact word were, 'Oh, I seen your other kids, but I didn't see Xavier.' I said well did you request him, because I know by law you are supposed to, and she said 'no, I told her I would come back next week.' Well a week later, my son was dead," Gentleman told WABC-TV New York.  FULL STORY Two words- INCOMPETENCE and criminal MALFEASANCE.  And it's universal in the child abuse industry.  Seriously- If we just shut this entire system down and left the kids at home, what's the WORST that would happen?  Who is most likely to KILL a kid?  A mother or a paid foster that's only in it for the money?  At least a bunch of criminal CPS people would be in prison where they belong.

Blackboard Jungle Freshly minted teachers have passed every test but one: how to control their classrooms. By Pat Wingert | NEWSWEEK Published Mar 6, 2010 From the magazine issue dated Mar 15, 2010 It's really simple- (from a conversation I had with a South Africa social worker in 2000)-- By Praetor on Friday, February 11, 2000 - 02:27 pm) Alternative discipline? I am a social worker in South - Africa. As most poeple know our country has gone through various political changes since 1994, with the fall of "apartheid." This has had various consequences in our schools. Suddenly the number of children per class was increased to about 40-50 per class. Suddenly all races were also mixed in schools. At the same time the basic policies underlying education was changed to that of an outcomes based system like that of many european countries as well as America. Physical punishment, which was a very powerful part of our previous education system and culture was also outlawed. This created a problem. Most teachers were used to using physical forms of punishement like spanking as a diciplinary method. Now they may not, and this has led to chaos in schools. Never before have we seen such discipline troubles in schools. Part of the problems is the fact that teachers lack skills in alternative methods of discipline. This has led me to working with various teachers in order to find solutions. What other methods are open to them? How do they learn these methods? What works and what doesn't? I would enjoy any inputs or advice form other socila workers or students.  My answer to him at that time- Well Praetor... there's drugs. That's about it. Here in America we are now charging kids with crimes and destroying their future- and their parent's too, rather than spank them. Those are the "alternative methods of discipline". See- How Dr. Spock destroyed America Posted: January 27, 2009 1:00 am Eastern By Reb Bradley © 2009  http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=87179 Also see- and  What's Going On Here? ~and~ United States statutes pertaining to spanking

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Orphan Train rider finds it in her heart to forgive, heal By Joe Duggan/Lee Enterprises Monday, Mar 08, 2010 - 09:59:57 am CST The Orphan Train story had a terrible dark side. We have the research documented "Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children snatched children off streets and playgrounds, out of homes, schools and stores, anywhere they could be found a few feet away from their parents. Within minutes, victims were taken to one of three transport agencies. The system was "justified" by massive Federal propaganda that touted immigrant parents as "child abusers." (Yes, Virginia, I see the resemblance to modern massive falsification of child abuse, neglect and molestation accusations that are completely without validity and serve only to "justify" kidnapping children so they can be sold into adoption/slavery.)"

Courts distrust evidence from social workers Judges delay decisions in urgent cases affecting vulnerable children to hear from other experts, says report Anushka Asthana and Patrick Butler guardian.co.uk, Monday 8 March 2010 12.07 GMT The Guardian, UK Courts are refusing applications to take children into care because some members of the judiciary hold social workers in such low esteem that they do not trust their evidence, it will be claimed this week in a major study. Local authorities told researchers that children were being put at risk because social workers were not always recognised as experts.  FULL STORY "Communists are to be ready to cheat, lie, perjure and do everything possible to gain their ends." -Vladimir Lenin "CPS agents cheat, lie, perjure and do everything possible to gain their ends"- Leonard Henderson

God given right: A child protection story book By Emmanuel Gomez Rating: Not yet rated. Published: Mar. 08, 2010 Ebook Description What if Child Protective Services took away your child without cause? A poor young couple gives birth to a child, which leads to CPS intervention. This CPS interference invokes numerous stress filled situations which lead a father to his breaking point, and almost costs him his life. Through his tragic encounter with CPS, he ultimately finds remedy to the chaos.

Just found by an AFRA NewsHawk- 02/22/2010 US Supreme Court to hear CA case on falsely accused parents California's Children The US Supreme Court intervened today in the California case of Craig and Wendy Humphries vs. Los Angeles County and agreed to hear the case next fall. The backstory: Craig's teenage daughter accused her father and stepmother of abuse in 2001. The Craigs younger children were removed from the home (Wendy Humphries is a special ed teacher). Eventually, the state courts found the compliant "not true" and declared the couple "factually innocent" ... but they were -- are still -- listed on the state's Child Abuse Central Index. Lee Ross on the Fox News blog, Live Shots, summarizes the case thusly: A panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals concluded that California offers no mechanism for people to get off the database list even if they were placed there in error. The database is accessible to a wide array of state and private entities. The Ninth Circuit ruled that state violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause because people like Craig and Wendy Humphries are not given a fair opportunity to challenge their placement on the database. Here is the question the Court will consider in Los Angeles County v. Humphries: "Are claims for declaratory relief against a local public entity subject to the requirement of Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978) that the plaintiff demonstrate that the constitutional violation was the result of a policy, custom or practice attributable to the local public entity as determined by the First, Second, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits, or are such claims exempt from Monell’s requirement as determined by the Ninth Circuit?"

LA County probation workers going unpunished The Associated Press Posted: 03/03/2010 07:35:28 AM PST Updated: 03/03/2010 12:33:41 PM PST LOS ANGELES—Dozens of Los Angeles County Probation Department employees found to have abused youngsters in the juvenile justice system remain on the job because there isn't enough staff to mete out discipline, the department's interim chief said. About 170 employees await punishment while another 112 misconduct investigations are pending, including some involving allegations of excessive force. Some investigations have been pending for months. "We have too many cases and not enough staff," department chief Cal Remington told the Los Angeles Times for its Wednesday print edition. "I'm not happy with the time it takes to complete an investigation and determine the discipline." The county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday asked the county's Office of Independent Review to work with the probation department to review its operations. Probation department spokeswoman Kerri Webb told The Associated Press on Wednesday that she welcomes the review, adding: "We do have some bad apples."  Full Story Aw, say it ain't so.  You mean somebody's morals, honesty, ethics, and IQ doesn't go up to unimpeachable status once they get a job with the state?

House Votes to Protect Pupils Against Abusive Discipline By BENEDICT CAREY Published: March 3, 2010 New York Times In a move to provide the first comprehensive protections for children against abusive disciplinary actions by schools, the House on Wednesday easily approved a bill to restrict the use of forcible restraint and seclusion, in which children are held down, drugged or isolated in a locked room to control their behavior.   The coalition that passed the bill 262 to 153, including 238 Democrats and 24 Republicans, sided with dozens of disability groups, as well as the American Federation of Teachers, and against some private school groups. The legislation, if it becomes law, will apply to any school receiving federal money. “Restraint and seclusion are complicated practices,” Representatives George Miller, Democrat of California, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republican of Washington, the sponsors of the bill, said in a statement. “They are emergency interventions that should be used only as a last resort, and only by trained professionals.” A companion bill in the Senate is expected to be debated this year.  FULL STORY "Trained professionals" in WHAT?

Half pound baby survives A premature baby born weighing less than nine ounces has survived in Germany - the lightest ever baby boy to live. Ananova The tiny tot, weighing in at just 8.8oz, or 275 grams, recorded the lowest weight for a living birth of a newborn boy, according to doctors at the University of Goettingen Hospital. He survived thanks to the latest developments in postnatal care. In most cases, doctors said, it was regarded as impossible for a child with a birth weight below 350 grams to survive. News of the birth was kept quiet while the boy was in a critical condition but doctors revealed details after announcing that he was no longer in danger. The little boy was born in June last year in the 25th week of pregnancy, revealed Stefan Weller, a spokesman for the University of Goettingen Hospital. He spent six months in intensive care and was finally discharged in December after he grew to more than 8lbs (3.7kg). Weller said doctors had checked every available record worldwide of premature births and found no viable birth at a lower weight for boys. Until now the lowest surviving birth weight for a boy was 297 grams. The lowest surviving birth rate for a newborn girl is 244 grams. So this "pregnancy matter" became a baby somewhere along the line?

National Reunification Day This year, a number of national organizations are working together to organize the first National Reunification Day on June 19, 2010.  The goal of National Reunification Day is to celebrate families and communities coming together and to raise awareness about the importance of family reunification to children in foster care.  While June 19, 2010 is the official day, a number of jurisdictions are celebrating on different days and weeks. The important part of this initiative is to celebrate successful reunifications whenever it works for you. Please click here for more information. ~By the way~ This National Reunification Day isn't being promoted by one of us lowly parent's rights advocates.  This is sponsored by the American Bar Association.

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