Update..

[Che Gookin]

The deaf kid I mentioned earlier was sent home yesterday. Ironically the program decided that they couldn't serve the needs of a deaf youth. As of now the Uncle is taking up his sister's offer to take the kid in by helping her relocate to a bigger apartment and with getting the kid some assistance in terms of speech therapy and other medical supports.

I was fairly impressed with the kid's counselor at the program. Apparently her own sister is deaf and that gave her some understanding into the kid's struggles. Hopefully that counselor gets out of this bullshit business as soon as she can. I'm getting a hold of her email to open a dialogue with her. Possibly I can help her salvage what is left of her soul before she sells it to the gods of tough love.

[Maximilian]

Not all programs, or the people who work for them, are evil. Thanks for the update.

[Che Gookin]

The admission's department of this program and the program directors are to blame for accepting a handicapped child in the first place. The counselor on the other hand is not, I give her three months before she's abused someone though, just the way it is.

[DannyB II]

Not all programs, or the people who work for them, are evil. Thanks for the update.

You are exactly right Max, the kid was sent to the wrong program to begin with. This program said so by removing the child. Now it is up to the guardians of the child to see he is placed accordingly. this has nothing to do with whether or not this staff member will abuse anybody or not. Obviously that answer would be no, otherwise the child would still be there.
Oh, thanks for the update.

[DannyB II]

The admission's department of this program and the program directors are to blame for accepting a handicapped child in the first place. The counselor on the other hand is not, I give her three months before she's abused someone though, just the way it is.

Never mind they were just trying to help out your family from a tight situation. They did not keep the child when they realized he would not get the help he needed. Good for the program.
Thank you would have been nice.

[Che Gookin]

They did the kid absolutely no favors. They knew he was deaf, they knew he had special needs, and they took him anyway. Fuck the program, they should have had the integrity from the beginning to tell the uncle the idea wasn't a sound one.  Yet they took him, wasted a month of his life and probably left the kid scarred for life for being abandoned by yet another set of adults.

Give me a week or two, I bet dollars to donuts the kid was fucked with by at least one of the staffers there. I definitely will follow up on it.

[Samara]

I am happy to talk to the Uncle or kid if it helps. IM could work.

[Che Gookin]

I think the kid will be ok, the uncle can drop dead for all I care, son of a bitch he is.

[DannyB II]

I had posted this info before maybe it was deleted I don't know. Great school.
American School of the Deaf
The American School for the Deaf serves the deaf and hard of hearing ... 139 North Main Street West Hartford, CT 06107 (860) 570-2300 [Voice] (860) 570-2222

[Che Gookin]

Not needed, he needs his aunt and uncle where he is now more than being sent to a school. The other uncle, the fucker who sent his deaf and traumatized nephew to a program, is willing to lay out big bucks for whatever medical supports he needs.