Report says foster children receive too many medications

Report says foster children receive too many medications - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

One kid called it "the brainwash pill." Some said it made them put on weight or provoked teasing from schoolmates when they were called to the nurse's office.

Two child welfare workers lose jobs in toddler’s death investigation

Two child welfare workers lose jobs in toddler’s death investigation | Marco Island Sun Times | marcoislandflorida.com:

A child welfare case manager and supervisor were fired Thursday after a case they handled ended in the homicide of an east Lee County 3-year-old. This week, three of Michael McMullen’s caregivers were arrested on manslaughter charges.

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CPS: Foster mom of dead baby misled caseworker

CPS: Foster mom of dead baby misled caseworker | www.statesman.com:

CEDAR PARK, Texas — 

Officials with state Child Protective Services said the agency accepted the promises of a Central Texas foster mother that a man with a violent history was not living in her home where a baby suffered fatal injuries.

Boonville woman arrested for falsely reporting child abuse

Boonville woman arrested for falsely reporting child abuse : News : CNYcentral.com:

BOONVILLE, ONEIDA CO. -- A Boonville woman was arrested this week after police say she phoned in a case of child abuse she knew wasn’t true.

Speak up Guest - Dorothy "Dot" Knightly Reveals Devestation in the N.H. Family Court

Speak up Guest - Dorothy "Dot" Knightly Reveals Devestation in the N.H. Family Court - Rep Kevin Avard's Blog - Nashua, NH Patch:

 The Redress Committee believed this matter should be thoroughly investigated with a view to revisiting the decision to returning the child to the custody of relatives or its actual mother.

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A GUIDE TO CIVIL RIGHTS LIABILITY UNDER 42 U.S.C. 1983 Overview

42 U.S.C. 1983 Overview:

I.           INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY

42 U.S.C. § 1983, commonly referred to as "section 1983" provides:

Every person who under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, Suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable.  For the purposes of this section, any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia.

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