http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Infant-Death.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- An employee of the state Department of Children and Families has been charged in the death of a 7-month-old foster child placed in her care, prompting the agency to seek her dismissal. Suzanne Listro received a foster care provider's license earlier this year, despite having been investigated twice on allegations she abused a 3-year-old child she adopted, DCF Commissioner Susan Hamilton said. Those accusations were not substantiated.
THis is awful. Apparently she was investigated for those abuse complaint involving her 3 yr old by an employee at her own job. And also approved for a foster care license despite those complaints- by people who worked at that Dept. too. They are going to change the procedures now it looks like- so that DCF workers there who apply to be foster parents, etc have to be looked at by an outside agency.
A little too late late for this baby though :behindbar
edit- here's another link, I just remembered you need to log in to see the NYTImes
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jM-X0HtNsp0kyjSkbOpzHAUYQp_wD91VP3UG0
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- An employee of the state Department of Children and Families has been charged in the death of a 7-month-old foster child placed in her care, prompting the agency to seek her dismissal. Suzanne Listro received a foster care provider's license earlier this year, despite having been investigated twice on allegations she abused a 3-year-old child she adopted, DCF Commissioner Susan Hamilton said. Those accusations were not substantiated.
THis is awful. Apparently she was investigated for those abuse complaint involving her 3 yr old by an employee at her own job. And also approved for a foster care license despite those complaints- by people who worked at that Dept. too. They are going to change the procedures now it looks like- so that DCF workers there who apply to be foster parents, etc have to be looked at by an outside agency.
A little too late late for this baby though :behindbar
edit- here's another link, I just remembered you need to log in to see the NYTImes
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jM-X0HtNsp0kyjSkbOpzHAUYQp_wD91VP3UG0