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Somebody dropped the ball on this 14 year old juvenile. (Original Post) Dreampuff Jun 2021 OP
You'd be amazed how fast a child can rack up Phoenix61 Jun 2021 #1
Evidently we do a very poor job in this area, just like you said. Dreampuff Jun 2021 #2
Sadly I think it's neither. They don't remove the children. Phoenix61 Jun 2021 #3
I meant children who were in facilities for homeless children Dreampuff Jun 2021 #4

Phoenix61

(17,575 posts)
1. You'd be amazed how fast a child can rack up
Mon Jun 7, 2021, 08:21 PM
Jun 2021

with an SRO on campus. Florida does a crap job caring for children. They are focus on family preservation instead of what’s in the best interest of the child. Children get bounced in and out of foster care for years rather than terminating parental rights and providing some stability. Of course, that would take spending money on them so don’t hold your breath. It’s not going to happen.

Dreampuff

(778 posts)
2. Evidently we do a very poor job in this area, just like you said.
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 03:13 PM
Jun 2021

There have been news stories about children sleeping in offices and in cars, Etc. Supposedly there was no room for them in facilities. I haven't heard anything about that lately, but either they straightened up because they were caught or they have remedied the situation.

Phoenix61

(17,575 posts)
3. Sadly I think it's neither. They don't remove the children.
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 03:22 PM
Jun 2021

We haven’t heard anything because they haven’t been in school.

Dreampuff

(778 posts)
4. I meant children who were in facilities for homeless children
Wed Jun 9, 2021, 01:51 PM
Jun 2021

Or places that people send their children because they cannot deal with them or care for them. It's probably been a couple of years ago, but there were many children who were in the system and they didn't have places for them to sleep. It had something to do with the Social Services Department, and if I bump into the link about it, I will post it here.

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