Officials with the Illinois child welfare agency is looking into why the doctors report was overlooked in AJ’s case!
“AJ” Freund reported being hit with a belt, the officials told a legislative panel.
A caseworker last visited freund’s in December, but blamed bruising on AJ to the dog. The case was closed in January despite a note in his file that indicated a “doctor was concerned because Andrew said, ‘Maybe someone hit me with a belt. Maybe Mommy didn’t mean to hurt me.'”
Of course DCFS claims that piece of this case was missing! The agents who worked on this case are on administrative duty and not working on family cases.
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz said the state of Illinois is doing a “lousy job” at recruiting foster parents to care for abused children removed from their biological homes. She blamed it in part on too great a focus on what otherwise is a laudable goal of reuniting biological families when possible. But social services for troubled families are lacking, she said.
Here is a link to the DCFS report released DCFS report
AJ is the 3rd child to die under the agency’s watch since February.
The parents are due in court today!
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