Child welfare firm sued again | recordonline.com: "CORNWALL — A second federal lawsuit in the past month has been filed claiming that Astor Services for Children & Families fired an employee in retaliation for speaking out against practices that violate child welfare laws.
Astor is a nonprofit that provides children's mental health, child welfare and early child development services in the mid-Hudson and the Bronx. It provides services for preschoolers, children with behavioral or emotional problems and kids at risk for foster home placement, as well as assistance to families to develop skills to raise children."
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Monday, January 31, 2011
NH Parents First: HSLDA's Analysis of HB 301 with Commentary
NH Parents First: HSLDA's Analysis of HB 301 with Commentary
SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2011
*N.B. Editorial Commentary is highlighted in yellow
HB 301
An analysis of the New Hampshire Homeschool Freedom Act
In George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four “Newspeak” means the opposite of what it says. The Ministry for Peace concerns itself with perpetual war; the Ministry of Plenty is responsible for rationing and controlling food and goods; the Ministry of Love is the agency responsible for the identification, monitoring, arrest, and torture of dissidents, real or imagined; and the Ministry of Truth is the propaganda arm of Oceania’s regime.
HB 301 is not what it appears to be. It is designed to leave in place the same regulatory framework as the HSLDA-designed home education law of 1990, so that HSLDA may benefit from mediating, for a fee, the relationship between homeschooling families and the state. This proposal is designed to ensure efficient state regulation of homeschoolers.
It is reasonable for the state to require attendance upon instruction in the hope of maintaining an educated citizenry. It is unreasonable to create a legal framework by which to prosecute parents who fail to properly educate their children based upon any state standard. It is censorship of the parental duty. If this is allowed, then parents no longer have any personal responsibility. They must simply implement the standards established by an elite, or be criminalized for their failure to do so.
Home School Legal Defense Association Attorney Michael Donnelly appears to be the author of HB 301. He sent drafts to various legislators for their review.
Michael P. Donnelly, Esq.
Staff Attorney for Member Affairs in:
CO, MA, MN, NE, NH, OH, UT, VT, WY, WV, D.C.
Director of International Relations
HSLDA
1 Patrick Henry Circle
Purcellville, VA 20132
SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2011
*N.B. Editorial Commentary is highlighted in yellow
HB 301
An analysis of the New Hampshire Homeschool Freedom Act
In George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four “Newspeak” means the opposite of what it says. The Ministry for Peace concerns itself with perpetual war; the Ministry of Plenty is responsible for rationing and controlling food and goods; the Ministry of Love is the agency responsible for the identification, monitoring, arrest, and torture of dissidents, real or imagined; and the Ministry of Truth is the propaganda arm of Oceania’s regime.
HB 301 is not what it appears to be. It is designed to leave in place the same regulatory framework as the HSLDA-designed home education law of 1990, so that HSLDA may benefit from mediating, for a fee, the relationship between homeschooling families and the state. This proposal is designed to ensure efficient state regulation of homeschoolers.
It is reasonable for the state to require attendance upon instruction in the hope of maintaining an educated citizenry. It is unreasonable to create a legal framework by which to prosecute parents who fail to properly educate their children based upon any state standard. It is censorship of the parental duty. If this is allowed, then parents no longer have any personal responsibility. They must simply implement the standards established by an elite, or be criminalized for their failure to do so.
Home School Legal Defense Association Attorney Michael Donnelly appears to be the author of HB 301. He sent drafts to various legislators for their review.
Michael P. Donnelly, Esq.
Staff Attorney for Member Affairs in:
CO, MA, MN, NE, NH, OH, UT, VT, WY, WV, D.C.
Director of International Relations
HSLDA
1 Patrick Henry Circle
Purcellville, VA 20132
WLBZ2.com | Bangor, ME | Logan Marr's death leads to major changes in Maine
WLBZ2.com | Bangor, ME | Logan Marr's death leads to major changes in Maine: "AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Logan Marr, the 5-year old girl who died in the care of her foster mother, Sally Schofield. Schofield was convicted of manslaughter, but this tragedy also led to major changes in Maine's child welfare system
Critics of of Maine's child welfare system both inside out outside the state say Maine has gone from being among the worst in the nation to one of the best. Logan Marr died of asphyxiation after Schofield duct taped her to a high chair for hours. Schofield had been a supervisor for child welfare caseworkers in the Department of Health and Human Services, and that made Marr's death even more shocking.
Critics demanded reform, and by 2004, Governor Baldacci appointed a whole new team to make that happen.
DHHS now makes an effort to place children in danger with relatives whenever possible, a practice that's been shown to be safer for the kids."
Critics of of Maine's child welfare system both inside out outside the state say Maine has gone from being among the worst in the nation to one of the best. Logan Marr died of asphyxiation after Schofield duct taped her to a high chair for hours. Schofield had been a supervisor for child welfare caseworkers in the Department of Health and Human Services, and that made Marr's death even more shocking.
Critics demanded reform, and by 2004, Governor Baldacci appointed a whole new team to make that happen.
DHHS now makes an effort to place children in danger with relatives whenever possible, a practice that's been shown to be safer for the kids."
Planned Parenthood seeks FBI investigation of possible pro-life sting operation | LifeSiteNews.com
Planned Parenthood seeks FBI investigation of possible pro-life sting operation | LifeSiteNews.com
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Planned Parenthood seeks FBI investigation of possible pro-life sting operation
BY CHRISTINE DHANAGOM
Tue Jan 25, 2011 18:36 ESTComments (8)Tags: Lila Rose, Live Action Films, Planned Parenthood
Lila Rose is the president of Live Action Films, the pro-life organization that Planned Parenthood said their male visitor is associated with.
January 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Planned Parenthood is seeking an FBI investigation of a man who is alleged to have visited several their facilities, claiming that the man is connected with the pro-life group Live Action.
The man reportedly told clinic staff that he was seeking treatment for a sexually transmitted disease, and then revealed himself as a sex trafficker once he had obtained a private conversation with a staff member, according to the Associated Press. He then sought information about health services for prostitutes who were in his employ, some of whom he identified as minors and illegals.
The visits were made to Planned Parenthood centers in Virginia, Indiana, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Arizona between January 11th and January 15th.
In a statement released today, Planned Parenthood said that “men, sometimes accompanied by a woman, have visited at least 11 Planned Parenthood health centers in six states within a one-week time frame.” PP said that it has identified one of the men, and they believe he is associated with Live Action.
Live Action had issued a press release in December announcing plans for a major investigation of Planned Parenthood in 2011, for which they had received a $125,000 donation.
Lila Rose, President of Live Action, confirmed these plans in an interview with the AP, but would not comment on whether the organization has any connection to the recent visits. “The story that speaks loudest will be in the evidence,” she said. “I can’t comment until we release the visual evidence.”
Rose did not return phone calls from LifeSiteNews.com seeking comment.
Rose made headlines in 2009 when her organization released the videos from an undercover sting operation in which Planned Parenthood employees counseled Rose, who was posing as a 13-year-old girl, to lie about the age of her boyfriend, whom she told clinic workers was 31.
Other investigations conducted by Live Action have caught Planned Parenthood employees giving false or misleading medical information and agreeing to accept donations earmarked for the purpose of killing black babies.
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting the investigation, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards characterized previous videos released by Live Action as having been “selectively and maliciously edited.”
However, according to a Washington Times report, Planned Parenthood suspended an employee at their clinic in Bloomington, Indiana subsequent to the release of a Live Action video. The video recorded a conversation in which the employee first told Rose that she did not want to know the age of her boyfriend, and then counseled her to say that he was 14.
The FBI and the Justice Department have declined to comment on whether an investigation has actually been launched. According to Stuart Schear, Planned Parenthood’s vice president for communications, the FBI has made preliminary contact, requesting information from the clinics that had been visited.
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Planned Parenthood seeks FBI investigation of possible pro-life sting operation
BY CHRISTINE DHANAGOM
Tue Jan 25, 2011 18:36 ESTComments (8)Tags: Lila Rose, Live Action Films, Planned Parenthood
Lila Rose is the president of Live Action Films, the pro-life organization that Planned Parenthood said their male visitor is associated with.
January 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Planned Parenthood is seeking an FBI investigation of a man who is alleged to have visited several their facilities, claiming that the man is connected with the pro-life group Live Action.
The man reportedly told clinic staff that he was seeking treatment for a sexually transmitted disease, and then revealed himself as a sex trafficker once he had obtained a private conversation with a staff member, according to the Associated Press. He then sought information about health services for prostitutes who were in his employ, some of whom he identified as minors and illegals.
The visits were made to Planned Parenthood centers in Virginia, Indiana, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Arizona between January 11th and January 15th.
In a statement released today, Planned Parenthood said that “men, sometimes accompanied by a woman, have visited at least 11 Planned Parenthood health centers in six states within a one-week time frame.” PP said that it has identified one of the men, and they believe he is associated with Live Action.
Live Action had issued a press release in December announcing plans for a major investigation of Planned Parenthood in 2011, for which they had received a $125,000 donation.
Lila Rose, President of Live Action, confirmed these plans in an interview with the AP, but would not comment on whether the organization has any connection to the recent visits. “The story that speaks loudest will be in the evidence,” she said. “I can’t comment until we release the visual evidence.”
Rose did not return phone calls from LifeSiteNews.com seeking comment.
Rose made headlines in 2009 when her organization released the videos from an undercover sting operation in which Planned Parenthood employees counseled Rose, who was posing as a 13-year-old girl, to lie about the age of her boyfriend, whom she told clinic workers was 31.
Other investigations conducted by Live Action have caught Planned Parenthood employees giving false or misleading medical information and agreeing to accept donations earmarked for the purpose of killing black babies.
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting the investigation, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards characterized previous videos released by Live Action as having been “selectively and maliciously edited.”
However, according to a Washington Times report, Planned Parenthood suspended an employee at their clinic in Bloomington, Indiana subsequent to the release of a Live Action video. The video recorded a conversation in which the employee first told Rose that she did not want to know the age of her boyfriend, and then counseled her to say that he was 14.
The FBI and the Justice Department have declined to comment on whether an investigation has actually been launched. According to Stuart Schear, Planned Parenthood’s vice president for communications, the FBI has made preliminary contact, requesting information from the clinics that had been visited.
RELATED STORIES
Indiana Planned Parenthood Caught On Tape Giving Fabricated Medical Information
Caught: Wisc. Planned Parenthood’s Excuse on Failure to Report Sex Abuse Proven False
Planned Parenthood Caught on Tape Lying about Pre-Natal Development
Alabama Attorney General Calls Undercover Video of Planned Parenthood ‘Extremely Troubling’, Seeks I
Undercover Videos Prompt Tennessee Lawmakers to End Preferential Treatment for Planned Parenthood
Auto Insurance-Urgent Off topic but extremely Important
I know this post is extremely off topic as to my every day post's, but I think it is extremely important that I warn everyone who purchases Automobile insurance before you get sucked in and purchase Liability along with "Uninsured Motorist" Insurance, thinking that your car is covered if an uninsured motorist damages your car. I found out the hard way. "Uninsured Motorist" only cover's bodily injury, NOT your car.Make sure you read your policy thoroughly. In one paragraph it say's your car is covered. Further in, it states exclusion's. Your car is one of the exclusion's.
I've spoken to many people who believe their car is covered. Surprise! It's NOT. The only way your car is covered in New Hampshire is if you purchase collision and comprehensive. Please beware! In NH car insurance is NOT mandatory, which I used to believe should be a car owner's choice. I NO longer believe that way. Every driver should be insured. Don't get sucked in by these Insurance companies who just want to sell a policy and don't bother to tell you your car isn't covered with "Uninsured Motorist." You WILL be sorry!
I've spoken to many people who believe their car is covered. Surprise! It's NOT. The only way your car is covered in New Hampshire is if you purchase collision and comprehensive. Please beware! In NH car insurance is NOT mandatory, which I used to believe should be a car owner's choice. I NO longer believe that way. Every driver should be insured. Don't get sucked in by these Insurance companies who just want to sell a policy and don't bother to tell you your car isn't covered with "Uninsured Motorist." You WILL be sorry!
Thousands could sue Government over unlawful 'child protection' sackings - Telegraph
Thousands could sue Government over unlawful 'child protection' sackings - Telegraph: "Nurses who were banned from working under a controversial vetting scheme are to launch a major test case against the Government in the European Court.
Under the rules of the vetting scheme ? introduced in 2009 with the intention of protecting children from paedophiles ? police cautions mean the nurses were automatically barred for 10 years from working with under-18s or vulnerable adults Photo: ALAMY
David Harrison 7:00AM GMT 30 Jan 2011
The move will embarrass ministers and could lead to hundreds more workers taking legal action, at a cost of millions of pounds to the public purse.
The three nurses bringing the case all lost their jobs following minor offences which were not deemed serious enough to go to court, but which resulted in them being handed police cautions.
One of the nurses broke the law by leaving her 11-year-old son at home alone while she went shopping. Another was cautioned because while he was at work, his wife left the couple's children alone for a short period. The third kissed a colleague without permission."
Under the rules of the vetting scheme ? introduced in 2009 with the intention of protecting children from paedophiles ? police cautions mean the nurses were automatically barred for 10 years from working with under-18s or vulnerable adults Photo: ALAMY
David Harrison 7:00AM GMT 30 Jan 2011
The move will embarrass ministers and could lead to hundreds more workers taking legal action, at a cost of millions of pounds to the public purse.
The three nurses bringing the case all lost their jobs following minor offences which were not deemed serious enough to go to court, but which resulted in them being handed police cautions.
One of the nurses broke the law by leaving her 11-year-old son at home alone while she went shopping. Another was cautioned because while he was at work, his wife left the couple's children alone for a short period. The third kissed a colleague without permission."
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