ABILENE, Texas - The Texas Attorney General’s Office has assigned two new prosecutors to the case against former Child Protective Services supervisor Martha ‘Bit’ Whitaker. Whitaker was charged with tampering with evidence in 2014 in connection with a case in which a 22-month-old child died in 2012 in Abilene. The child’s mother, Tiffany Klapheke, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for injury to a child by omission.
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Friday, August 19, 2016
New prosecutors assigned to case against former Abilene CPS worker
New prosecutors assigned to case against former Abilene CPS worker - KTXS:
CPS Twice Investigated Texas Mom Who Drowned Her Children, Hid Bodies
CPS Twice Investigated Texas Mom Who Drowned Her Children, Hid Bodies:
HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston mother who drowned her two children and then hid the bodies under a neighbor’s house appeared in court on Wednesday. Her attorney says she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and severe depression in 2012. In April 2014, Child Protective Services (CPS) asked a judge to release the children to the mother and the court signed off on the order.
Sheborah Latrice Thorn Thomas has a history with CPS and the police have been out to investigate on five occasions in the last four months, according to the Houston Chronicle.
HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston mother who drowned her two children and then hid the bodies under a neighbor’s house appeared in court on Wednesday. Her attorney says she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and severe depression in 2012. In April 2014, Child Protective Services (CPS) asked a judge to release the children to the mother and the court signed off on the order.
Sheborah Latrice Thorn Thomas has a history with CPS and the police have been out to investigate on five occasions in the last four months, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Louisville judge opens confidential family court hearing involving foster children to public, media as part of new law
Louisville judge opens confidential family court hearing involvi - WDRB 41 Louisville News:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Jefferson Family Court judge has ordered that a previously confidential hearing involving foster care children be opened to the public and media as part of a new law passed this year to allow for more transparency and accountability in the state judicial system.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Jefferson Family Court judge has ordered that a previously confidential hearing involving foster care children be opened to the public and media as part of a new law passed this year to allow for more transparency and accountability in the state judicial system.
Brutally honest confessions from people who have been in foster care
Brutally honest confessions from people who have been in foster care - AOL:
According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, nearly half a million children are currently in foster care.
According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, nearly half a million children are currently in foster care.
A Family Matter
A Family Matter — The Atavist Magazine:
Each year, California’s child protective services agencies remove thousands of kids from their homes. The story of how some parents decided to fight back.
Each year, California’s child protective services agencies remove thousands of kids from their homes. The story of how some parents decided to fight back.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The Classroom: A Place Of Failure For Children In Foster Care
The Classroom: A Place Of Failure For Children In Foster Care:
School.. It is a place of frustration, loss, failure and reminder of loss to a child in foster care.
It is a place of humiliation, bullying, shame and sorrow for those who are placed in a foster home.
Yet, so few recognize the many challenges and disruptions that kids in foster care face each and every day they are in a classroom setting.
School.. It is a place of frustration, loss, failure and reminder of loss to a child in foster care.
It is a place of humiliation, bullying, shame and sorrow for those who are placed in a foster home.
Yet, so few recognize the many challenges and disruptions that kids in foster care face each and every day they are in a classroom setting.
Youths complain Michigan foster system hinders sibling ties
Youths complain Michigan foster system hinders sibling ties:
Kyrstin Hale went months, sometimes up to a year, without speaking with her 15-year-old sister, Kaitlynn.That didn’t come by choice, she says. It started when the 19-year-old entered the foster care system at 15.
Kyrstin Hale went months, sometimes up to a year, without speaking with her 15-year-old sister, Kaitlynn.That didn’t come by choice, she says. It started when the 19-year-old entered the foster care system at 15.
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