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Trial Strategies in CPS Cases
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
Sunday, March 20, 2011
CPS People fit the Profile of a Sociopath
CPS People fit the Profile of a Sociopath
Countless CPS people display many of the behavioral characteristics of a sociopath. They believe they are superior, and they are not widely recognized as deviant or disturbed. Only a trained professional can make a diagnosis. Unfortunately the "trained professionals" are working in COLLUSION with them for the Federal Funding Streams. It is important to be able to recognize the personality type in order to expose them for what they really are.
Glibness/Superficial Charm
Language can be used without effort by them to confuse and convince their audience. Captivating storytellers that exude self-confidence, they can spin a web that intrigues others. Since they are persuasive, they have the capacity to destroy their critics verbally or emotionally.
Manipulative and Conning
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors permissible. They may appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They dominate and humiliate their victims.
Grandiose Sense of Self
Feels entitled to certain things as "their right." Craves adulation and attendance. Must be the center of attention with their own fantasies as the "spokesman for God," "enlightened," "leader of humankind," etc. Creates an us-versus-them mentality
Pathological Lying
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities.
Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around her as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.
Shallow Emotions
When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.
Incapacity for Love
While they talks about "love" they is unable to give or receive it. Very harsh in testing it from their clients and expects them to feel guilt for their failings. Expects unconditional surrender.
Need for Stimulation
Living on the edge, yet testing the gullibility of their "clientele" with bizarre rules, punishments and behaviors. Verbal outbursts and physical punishments are normal.
Callousness/Lack of Empathy
Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others' feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them. Their skills are used to exploit, abuse and exert power. Since the clientele cannot believe their government would callously hurt them, they rationalize her behavior as necessary for their own "good" and ignore the abuse. When the client become aware of the exploitation it feels like a "rape" to them.
Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature
Rage and abuse, alternating with small expressions of love and approval produce an addictive cycle for abuser and abused, as well as creating hopelessness in the victim. Believes they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others. They see themselves as near perfect.
Early Behavior Problems/Juvenile Delinquency
Usually has a history of behavioral and academic difficulties, yet "gets by" by conning others. Problems in making and keeping friends; aberrant behaviors such as cruelty to people or animals, stealing, etc.
Irresponsibility/Unreliability
Not concerning about wrecking others' lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause. Does not accept blame themselves, but blame their clients or others of their family. Blame reinforces passivity and obedience and produces guilt, shame, terror and conformity in the clients.
Promiscuous Sexual Behavior/Infidelity
They may frequently practice promiscuity, homosexuality, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual acting out of all sorts. This is usually kept hidden from all but the inner circle. Stringent sexual control of their clients, such as forced breakups and divorces, removal of children from parents, rules for dating, etc.
Lack of Realistic Life Plan/Parasitic Lifestyle
Tends to move around a lot or makes all encompassing promises for the future. Great contrast between the government employee's lifestyle and the client's impoverishment. Highly sensitive to their own pain and health.
Criminal or Entrepreneurial Versatility
Changes their image and that of the agency as needed to avoid prosecution and to increase income and to recruit a range of supporters. Is able to adapt or relocate as needed to preserve the agency. Always "on vacation" or "retired" after pulling off a "high risk" caper with too much public attention. Can resurface later in a different agency and a new twist on the same old scam.
Other Related Qualities:
Contemptuous of those who seek to understand them
Does not perceive that anything is wrong with them
Authoritarian
Secretive
Paranoid
Only rarely in difficulty with the law, but seeks out situations where their tyrannical behavior will be tolerated, condoned, or admired
Conventional appearance
Goal of enslavement of their victim(s)
Exercises despotic control over every aspect of their victim's life
Has a psychological need to justify their crimes and therefore needs their agency's affirmation
Ultimate goal is the creation of a willing victim
Incapable of real human attachment to another
Unable to feel remorse or guilt
Extreme narcissism and grandiose
May state readily that their goal is to rule the world
The above traits are based on the psychopathy checklists of H. Cleckley and R. Hare. In the 1830's this disorder was called "moral insanity." By 1900 it was changed to "psychopathic personality." More recently it has been termed "antisocial personality disorder." Order: Without Conscience: The disturbing world of the psychopaths among us by Robert D. Hare.
http://familyrights.us / social_work / profile_of_a_sociopath.htm
Countless CPS people display many of the behavioral characteristics of a sociopath. They believe they are superior, and they are not widely recognized as deviant or disturbed. Only a trained professional can make a diagnosis. Unfortunately the "trained professionals" are working in COLLUSION with them for the Federal Funding Streams. It is important to be able to recognize the personality type in order to expose them for what they really are.
Glibness/Superficial Charm
Language can be used without effort by them to confuse and convince their audience. Captivating storytellers that exude self-confidence, they can spin a web that intrigues others. Since they are persuasive, they have the capacity to destroy their critics verbally or emotionally.
Manipulative and Conning
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors permissible. They may appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They dominate and humiliate their victims.
Grandiose Sense of Self
Feels entitled to certain things as "their right." Craves adulation and attendance. Must be the center of attention with their own fantasies as the "spokesman for God," "enlightened," "leader of humankind," etc. Creates an us-versus-them mentality
Pathological Lying
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities.
Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around her as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.
Shallow Emotions
When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.
Incapacity for Love
While they talks about "love" they is unable to give or receive it. Very harsh in testing it from their clients and expects them to feel guilt for their failings. Expects unconditional surrender.
Need for Stimulation
Living on the edge, yet testing the gullibility of their "clientele" with bizarre rules, punishments and behaviors. Verbal outbursts and physical punishments are normal.
Callousness/Lack of Empathy
Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others' feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them. Their skills are used to exploit, abuse and exert power. Since the clientele cannot believe their government would callously hurt them, they rationalize her behavior as necessary for their own "good" and ignore the abuse. When the client become aware of the exploitation it feels like a "rape" to them.
Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature
Rage and abuse, alternating with small expressions of love and approval produce an addictive cycle for abuser and abused, as well as creating hopelessness in the victim. Believes they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others. They see themselves as near perfect.
Early Behavior Problems/Juvenile Delinquency
Usually has a history of behavioral and academic difficulties, yet "gets by" by conning others. Problems in making and keeping friends; aberrant behaviors such as cruelty to people or animals, stealing, etc.
Irresponsibility/Unreliability
Not concerning about wrecking others' lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause. Does not accept blame themselves, but blame their clients or others of their family. Blame reinforces passivity and obedience and produces guilt, shame, terror and conformity in the clients.
Promiscuous Sexual Behavior/Infidelity
They may frequently practice promiscuity, homosexuality, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual acting out of all sorts. This is usually kept hidden from all but the inner circle. Stringent sexual control of their clients, such as forced breakups and divorces, removal of children from parents, rules for dating, etc.
Lack of Realistic Life Plan/Parasitic Lifestyle
Tends to move around a lot or makes all encompassing promises for the future. Great contrast between the government employee's lifestyle and the client's impoverishment. Highly sensitive to their own pain and health.
Criminal or Entrepreneurial Versatility
Changes their image and that of the agency as needed to avoid prosecution and to increase income and to recruit a range of supporters. Is able to adapt or relocate as needed to preserve the agency. Always "on vacation" or "retired" after pulling off a "high risk" caper with too much public attention. Can resurface later in a different agency and a new twist on the same old scam.
Other Related Qualities:
Contemptuous of those who seek to understand them
Does not perceive that anything is wrong with them
Authoritarian
Secretive
Paranoid
Only rarely in difficulty with the law, but seeks out situations where their tyrannical behavior will be tolerated, condoned, or admired
Conventional appearance
Goal of enslavement of their victim(s)
Exercises despotic control over every aspect of their victim's life
Has a psychological need to justify their crimes and therefore needs their agency's affirmation
Ultimate goal is the creation of a willing victim
Incapable of real human attachment to another
Unable to feel remorse or guilt
Extreme narcissism and grandiose
May state readily that their goal is to rule the world
The above traits are based on the psychopathy checklists of H. Cleckley and R. Hare. In the 1830's this disorder was called "moral insanity." By 1900 it was changed to "psychopathic personality." More recently it has been termed "antisocial personality disorder." Order: Without Conscience: The disturbing world of the psychopaths among us by Robert D. Hare.
http://familyrights.us / social_work / profile_of_a_sociopath.htm
Dependency courts must be open to public scrutiny
Dependency courts must be open to public scrutiny
Dependency courts fly under the radar in California. If you're a registered voter, you'll never be called to serve at one. They're rarely seen on television. Since they aren't associated with high-profile crime, many Californians have never heard of them.
Low profile as they are, these courts have a substantial impact on the future of California. And for the children and parents who find themselves in the system, the courts can decide the direction of their lives. For these reasons, we believe they should be open to public scrutiny.
The courts oversee California's sprawling foster care system. The judges who preside over them determine the fates of children who are removed from their homes following reports of abuse or neglect. Last year, more than 58,000 children learned whether they'd be allowed to stay with their families - or enter the foster care system. Once children enter the foster care system, with its spin cycle of foster homes and group facilities, they often have to go back to dependency court if they hope to be reunited with their families.
Needless to say, these are big decisions for any court. Ideally, they'd be made by judges who have the time to closely examine each case, with the assistance of lawyers who had considered each family's history. But there have been reports that California's dependency courts are the exact opposite of this scenario. There are stories of judges who have to rule on more than 100 cases a day, and lawyers for children and parents who barely meet their clients.
Common sense suggests that these conditions aren't good for California's most defenseless children. But because the courts are closed to the public, we don't really know what the impact has been.
"The participants in this system are never going to be held accountable unless there is public scrutiny," said Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles. "I'm a huge believer in the power of transparency and scrutiny for providing the accountability we need."
Feuer is the author of AB73, which would make dependency courts "presumptively" open. The idea is that the dependency courts are open to the public, unless a judge decides there's cause to keep a case out of the public eye.
Seventeen other states have open dependency courts, said Feuer, and there's some evidence that allowing public scrutiny has improved matters for foster youth. Clearly, he added, this is only one step in the process of improving foster care, but "there's never going to be meaningful reform without public awareness."
The legislation has powerful opponents in the form of the social workers union, however.
"We're most concerned that this kind of exposure will lead to peer bullying for these children, and psychological harm," said Mary Gutierrez, a spokeswoman for the California branch of the Service Employees International Union, which represents social workers. "The kids shouldn't have their most private and personal information exposed to the world."
Gutierrez is right that the situation has to be handled with care. Children who find themselves in dependency court have likely already suffered enough. They don't deserve to be revictimized by anyone who doesn't understand the value of privacy.
But there are ways to ensure the privacy of those children without cloaking the entire system in darkness. Feuer has promised to build safeguards for children into the legislation.
The adults in the process, however - including the social workers - don't necessarily deserve the same levels of protection. If they're doing a good job, then the public deserves to know. If they're not doing a good job, then the public deserves to know.
Californians can't make the right reforms to our foster care system unless we know how it's working. Opening the dependency courts is a small but crucial step in the process.
At SFGate.com/blogs/opinionshop: Daniel Heimpel, project director of Fostering Media Connections, on the role of journalism in pushing for California reforms.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/19/EDEI1H584P.DTL#ixzz1HBmUjxlU
Dependency courts fly under the radar in California. If you're a registered voter, you'll never be called to serve at one. They're rarely seen on television. Since they aren't associated with high-profile crime, many Californians have never heard of them.
Low profile as they are, these courts have a substantial impact on the future of California. And for the children and parents who find themselves in the system, the courts can decide the direction of their lives. For these reasons, we believe they should be open to public scrutiny.
The courts oversee California's sprawling foster care system. The judges who preside over them determine the fates of children who are removed from their homes following reports of abuse or neglect. Last year, more than 58,000 children learned whether they'd be allowed to stay with their families - or enter the foster care system. Once children enter the foster care system, with its spin cycle of foster homes and group facilities, they often have to go back to dependency court if they hope to be reunited with their families.
Needless to say, these are big decisions for any court. Ideally, they'd be made by judges who have the time to closely examine each case, with the assistance of lawyers who had considered each family's history. But there have been reports that California's dependency courts are the exact opposite of this scenario. There are stories of judges who have to rule on more than 100 cases a day, and lawyers for children and parents who barely meet their clients.
Common sense suggests that these conditions aren't good for California's most defenseless children. But because the courts are closed to the public, we don't really know what the impact has been.
"The participants in this system are never going to be held accountable unless there is public scrutiny," said Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles. "I'm a huge believer in the power of transparency and scrutiny for providing the accountability we need."
Feuer is the author of AB73, which would make dependency courts "presumptively" open. The idea is that the dependency courts are open to the public, unless a judge decides there's cause to keep a case out of the public eye.
Seventeen other states have open dependency courts, said Feuer, and there's some evidence that allowing public scrutiny has improved matters for foster youth. Clearly, he added, this is only one step in the process of improving foster care, but "there's never going to be meaningful reform without public awareness."
The legislation has powerful opponents in the form of the social workers union, however.
"We're most concerned that this kind of exposure will lead to peer bullying for these children, and psychological harm," said Mary Gutierrez, a spokeswoman for the California branch of the Service Employees International Union, which represents social workers. "The kids shouldn't have their most private and personal information exposed to the world."
Gutierrez is right that the situation has to be handled with care. Children who find themselves in dependency court have likely already suffered enough. They don't deserve to be revictimized by anyone who doesn't understand the value of privacy.
But there are ways to ensure the privacy of those children without cloaking the entire system in darkness. Feuer has promised to build safeguards for children into the legislation.
The adults in the process, however - including the social workers - don't necessarily deserve the same levels of protection. If they're doing a good job, then the public deserves to know. If they're not doing a good job, then the public deserves to know.
Californians can't make the right reforms to our foster care system unless we know how it's working. Opening the dependency courts is a small but crucial step in the process.
At SFGate.com/blogs/opinionshop: Daniel Heimpel, project director of Fostering Media Connections, on the role of journalism in pushing for California reforms.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/19/EDEI1H584P.DTL#ixzz1HBmUjxlU
Ousted Judge Roy Moore Claims Gay Marriage Leads To Child Abuse
Ousted Judge Roy Moore Claims Gay Marriage Leads To Child Abuse | On Top Magazine :: Gay & Lesbian News, Entertainment, Commentary & Travel
Ousted Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore claims legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples will lead to “child abuse.”
At a Tuesday rally held on the steps of the Iowa Statehouse, Moore, who was removed from the bench in 2003 for refusing to move a monument of the Ten Commandments on public property that he had commissioned, told about 500 supporters of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the state that no society is prepared for the ills the institution brings, the Iowa Independent reported.
Ousted Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore claims legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples will lead to “child abuse.”
At a Tuesday rally held on the steps of the Iowa Statehouse, Moore, who was removed from the bench in 2003 for refusing to move a monument of the Ten Commandments on public property that he had commissioned, told about 500 supporters of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the state that no society is prepared for the ills the institution brings, the Iowa Independent reported.
Fresno foster mom, 23, arrested in baby girl's death
Fresno foster mom, 23, arrested in baby girl's death - Afternoon's top stories - fresnobee.com
Posted at 02:05 PM on Friday, Mar. 18, 2011
By Jim Guy / The Fresno Bee
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A 23-year-old Fresno foster mother was booked this week on murder charges in the death of a 7-week-old girl who police say was the victim of shaken-baby syndrome.
Mikayla Tabin died last September at Children's Hospital Central California, prompting child welfare and law enforcement officials to launch an investigation.
Jovannee Reynolds was arrested by Fresno police Thursday after a months-long investigation that revealed shaken-baby syndrome, a term used to describe symptoms resulting from violent shaking of an infant or small child's head.
On Aug. 30, Fresno County Child Protective Services placed Mikayla with Reynolds and her husband at their central Fresno apartment on the 3200 block of West Ashlan Avenue.
On Sept. 13, the couple took Mikayla to Children's Hospital, saying the infant was having difficulty breathing. Mikayla died Sept. 20.
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The Fresno Police Department's Child Abuse Unit and the Fresno County Coroner's Office began investigating what they determined was a suspicious death.
Reynolds' husband was not arrested, and police Lt. Mark Salazar said he is not a suspect.
Fresno County Social Services Director Catherine Huerta said the news was devastating. "When children go into a foster system, we assume the child is going to be safe," she said. "That obviously wasn't the case. It's just heartbreaking."
Huerta said social service workers routinely look into home safety, do background checks on potential foster parents and arrange for parenting classes. She said workers are trained to spot those who should not be parenting.
Huerta said after news of Mikayla's death last year, her department looked back at the case to see if there were any warning signs that Reynolds should not be a candidate for foster parenting. Huerta said there weren't.
Huerta said putting children in foster homes "puts us in a vulnerable situation. I don't know how we can't be."
Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea said there must be "massive reform" of the state's foster care system. "It's always a tragedy to a community when we lose a child," he said. "Here's another child who died in the care of Fresno County. We should do better."
Since 2006, there have been at least three cases that resulted in a parent or guardian being charged with killing a child after Fresno County social workers already had been warned about abuse or neglect.
The deaths of 10-year-old Seth Ireland, 3-year-old Erianna Beltran and 3-month-old Roman Quiroz led Perea to make repeated calls for reform of the county's Child Protective Services.
The last publicized case of a child dying in Fresno County foster care happened in 2008. In that case, there was a dispute about what caused the child's death.
Justin Thomas Murrieta's natural parents have said they believe he was smothered by a pillow.
But the Coroner's Office found that Justin died of natural circumstances -- a sudden, unexplained death of an otherwise healthy baby, Deputy Coroner Sarah Davis said. No signs of trauma were found, she said.
STAFF WRITER PAULA LLOYD CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT. THE REPORTER CAN BE REACHED AT JGUY@FRESNOBEE.COM OR (559) 441-6339.
Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/18/2315330/fresno-foster-mom-arrested-in.html#ixzz1HB2ZNUdR
Posted at 02:05 PM on Friday, Mar. 18, 2011
By Jim Guy / The Fresno Bee
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Panel: Child welfare system failed dead Fla. girl
EDITORIAL: Perea urges audit of state CPS agencies
Faces of Christmas: Susan Bullard
States' use of foster kids' benefits is assailed
Fresno man faces trial in 4-year-old's death
A 23-year-old Fresno foster mother was booked this week on murder charges in the death of a 7-week-old girl who police say was the victim of shaken-baby syndrome.
Mikayla Tabin died last September at Children's Hospital Central California, prompting child welfare and law enforcement officials to launch an investigation.
Jovannee Reynolds was arrested by Fresno police Thursday after a months-long investigation that revealed shaken-baby syndrome, a term used to describe symptoms resulting from violent shaking of an infant or small child's head.
On Aug. 30, Fresno County Child Protective Services placed Mikayla with Reynolds and her husband at their central Fresno apartment on the 3200 block of West Ashlan Avenue.
On Sept. 13, the couple took Mikayla to Children's Hospital, saying the infant was having difficulty breathing. Mikayla died Sept. 20.
Jovannee Reynolds
Crime and courts coverage
The Fresno Police Department's Child Abuse Unit and the Fresno County Coroner's Office began investigating what they determined was a suspicious death.
Reynolds' husband was not arrested, and police Lt. Mark Salazar said he is not a suspect.
Fresno County Social Services Director Catherine Huerta said the news was devastating. "When children go into a foster system, we assume the child is going to be safe," she said. "That obviously wasn't the case. It's just heartbreaking."
Huerta said social service workers routinely look into home safety, do background checks on potential foster parents and arrange for parenting classes. She said workers are trained to spot those who should not be parenting.
Huerta said after news of Mikayla's death last year, her department looked back at the case to see if there were any warning signs that Reynolds should not be a candidate for foster parenting. Huerta said there weren't.
Huerta said putting children in foster homes "puts us in a vulnerable situation. I don't know how we can't be."
Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea said there must be "massive reform" of the state's foster care system. "It's always a tragedy to a community when we lose a child," he said. "Here's another child who died in the care of Fresno County. We should do better."
Since 2006, there have been at least three cases that resulted in a parent or guardian being charged with killing a child after Fresno County social workers already had been warned about abuse or neglect.
The deaths of 10-year-old Seth Ireland, 3-year-old Erianna Beltran and 3-month-old Roman Quiroz led Perea to make repeated calls for reform of the county's Child Protective Services.
The last publicized case of a child dying in Fresno County foster care happened in 2008. In that case, there was a dispute about what caused the child's death.
Justin Thomas Murrieta's natural parents have said they believe he was smothered by a pillow.
But the Coroner's Office found that Justin died of natural circumstances -- a sudden, unexplained death of an otherwise healthy baby, Deputy Coroner Sarah Davis said. No signs of trauma were found, she said.
STAFF WRITER PAULA LLOYD CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT. THE REPORTER CAN BE REACHED AT JGUY@FRESNOBEE.COM OR (559) 441-6339.
Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/18/2315330/fresno-foster-mom-arrested-in.html#ixzz1HB2ZNUdR
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Student In Cocaine Incident Now In Foster Care
Student In Cocaine Incident Now In Foster Care | wusa9.com
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- A little boy accused of bringing cocaine to NW Washington school Thursday is now in protective foster care, sources said.
Meanwhile, authorities searched a home in the 5000 block of Guther Ave. in Capitol Heights, reportedly where the boy's step father lives.
No adults have been charged, but reports say the boy's parents are due for a child protective hearing Monday in Washington.
Five 4th graders were sent to hospitals Thursday after swallowing or sniffing the suspected cocaine brought by a student to the Strong John Thomson School near Thomas Circle.
All the children were checked and released. None were injured.
School officials notified parents of the students involved and met a group of parents after school to address concerns. A letter was also sent home. School is not in session Friday because it is a teachers' day, but counselors will be at the school on Monday to talk about the incident with students and teachers. According to Lewis, the counselors talk about the dangers of drugs and offer advice on drug prevention.
The student who brought the cocaine to school was charged with possession of a controlled substance, but Friday, there were reports that the charge was dropped.
Police are investigating.
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- A little boy accused of bringing cocaine to NW Washington school Thursday is now in protective foster care, sources said.
Meanwhile, authorities searched a home in the 5000 block of Guther Ave. in Capitol Heights, reportedly where the boy's step father lives.
No adults have been charged, but reports say the boy's parents are due for a child protective hearing Monday in Washington.
Five 4th graders were sent to hospitals Thursday after swallowing or sniffing the suspected cocaine brought by a student to the Strong John Thomson School near Thomas Circle.
All the children were checked and released. None were injured.
School officials notified parents of the students involved and met a group of parents after school to address concerns. A letter was also sent home. School is not in session Friday because it is a teachers' day, but counselors will be at the school on Monday to talk about the incident with students and teachers. According to Lewis, the counselors talk about the dangers of drugs and offer advice on drug prevention.
The student who brought the cocaine to school was charged with possession of a controlled substance, but Friday, there were reports that the charge was dropped.
Police are investigating.
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