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Search results for "child endangerment" ...
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Bury Your Mistakes
In 2003, "a string of blunders by Philadelphia's child welfare system were blamed for failing to prevent the torture-murder of a toddler." In 2006, the Inquirer reported that "young children are still regularly abused to death under the supervision of the Department of Human Services." The department had failed to act on recommendations it had solicited after the 2003 incident, and "at least 25 children have died of abuse or neglect after their families had come to the attention of DHS, including 10 in 2005." Yet the reviews of these cases are secret, and as one expert said, this allows child welfare officials to "Bury Their Mistakes." Three cases were looked at for the Inquirer's investigation: two-year-old Alayiah Turmen, "pummled to death after she interrupted a video game," 11-week-old Marrieon Currie, "who was doused in hot water and thrown down stairs," and 2-year-old Bryanna Redmond, "who died froma punch that split her spine."
Tags: Department of Human Services; Alayiah Turman; Bryanna Redmond; Marrieon Currie; child abuse; child murder; child endangerment
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Target 12 Child Watch: Uncovering Daycare Violations
WPRI-TV investigates reported incidents where young children had been "wandering away from daycare centers" and "children being left sleeping on school buses." They looked into the frequency of these incidents to examine how safe daycare centers are, and inform parents on how to find out more about their child's daycare center. They uncovered cases of abuse and neglect, with unsupervised children finding themselves in harm's way. They also found that 21 of the 59 daycare centers they examined "were in violation of staff to child ratios," 18 of 59 "violated hand-washing procedures," and 15 "had fire safety issues."
Tags: Child care; daycare; unsupervised children; child endangerment; child neglect
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Death in the Family
This investigation of a small cult called 'The Family' reveals more than what the reported facts told in 2001. The cult was charged with child endangerment and sent to prison. By going through the public records and in-depth interviews with the 'leader' and its members, it told how it was possible to 'brainwash' 4 women to live with him and have 13 children.
Tags: cult; child abuse; brainwashing; malnutrition; child endangerment
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For Teachers, Reporting Abuse is a Tough Call
This article explains how many teachers are reluctant to report suspected cases of child abuse. Some teachers say they're afraid to call the police or parents. All states have some kind of law that requires educators to report suspected child abuse or child endangerment. But some schools have let children "fall between the cracks," and, as a result, kids have lost their lives when an educator could have potentially intervened.
Tags: child abuse; teachers; educators; abuse; absences; child endangerment; laws; schools; education
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Schools and felons
WBNS finds dozens of convicted felons working in schools across Ohio using computer-assisted reporting. The list of offenses included murder, sexual assault, drug dealing, child endangerment and kidnapping.
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Hush Little Baby, Don't You Cry
Texas Monthly took a close look at a situation where a child died from suffocation after having several prior episodes of suffocation that required mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Doctors suspect the mother is responsible because the episodes only occurred when she was alone with the child. Tanya Reid was convicted of endangerment to a child and given the maximum sentence of ten years. She denies that she is responsible for her child's death.
Tags: infant apnea SIDS Murder Infanticide Munchausen by proxy