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Ursus:
Comment left for the above article, "Teenage girl's heat-related death under investigation


wildcard777 said on August 19, 2010 at 12:28 PM
Such a sad, senseless death. Sympathies to family and friends. When the weather is Hot,or You get Hot remember to Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate.

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Ursus:
...From the article in the OP:

--- Quote ---Two months ago, the Chronicle and Tribune detailed how more than 250 confirmed incidents of abuse or neglect had occurred since 2008 at residential treatment facilities, where the state's most troubled foster care children are placed.
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The article referred to in the above quote, reported by Emily Ramshaw of the Texas Tribune and Terri Langford of the Houston Chronicle, is the subject of this thread: KIDS CHOKED, STRIPPED, BEATEN AT FACILITIES ... which also contains a breakdown as to the specific facilities at which these confirmed serious incidents occurred, in addition to the respective number thereof.

Five Oaks Achievement Center already appears on that list (compiled prior to the death of Shanice Nibbs).

Ursus:
In Memory of
Shanice Shamika Nibbs

Arrangements under the direction of Chapel of Eternal Peace at Forest Park, Houston, TX.

Born: August 10, 1993
Died: August 13, 2010[/list][/size]

August 19, 2010
My deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family. Shanice was truly a joy in my life when she was a student here at Alvin High School. God bless you.
Cheryl Llenos
~ Cheryl Llenos, Alvin, Texas[/list][/list]
August 19, 2010
My deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family. Shanice was truly a joy in my life while she was a student at Alvin High School. God bless you.
~ Cheryl Llenos, Alvin, Texas[/list][/list]
August 19, 2010
Shanice was at Alvin High School for a brief time and I was her guidance counselor. There was never a dull moment when Shanice was around. I will always remember her smile when she would show me the latest dance she had learned. Trying to teach me how to do the "Superman" dance was a scream. She touched my heart in a special way. Everyone in our office was sad when her placement changed. She is a student I will never forget. She will be in my prayers forever.

Tanyia Conner, MS Counseling
Alvin High School
Alvin, Texas
~ Tanyia Conner, Alvin, Texas[/list][/list]
August 19, 2010
I am so very sorry for your loss, Shanice was a special student here on AHS campus and she will be truly missed.
~ Jennifer Watson, Alvin High School, Alvin, Texas[/list][/list]
August 20, 2010
My sympathy goes out to Shanice's family. I didn't know her long but in that short time she was a sweet person. I remember when I had a call to Ms. Griffith's office and if Shanice was there, she would light up the office with her high energy by singing or dancing. If you was having a bad day and Shanice knew you, she'd make it better. See you in heaven Shanice. GOD Bless the family. Officer Jackson.
~ Julius Jackson, Houston, Texas[/list][/list]


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Ursus:
Here's another piece with the same title as the OP and, not surprisingly, it is, for the most part, a rewrite of the same article. I am posting it anyway, however, for the pertinent (Five Oaks) facility information contained in the last two paragraphs, which was not included in the previous article...

Fwiw, the below article also contains the "hypothermia error."  :beat:

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Brenham Banner-Press
Teen who collapsed at residential treatment facility dies

Published:
Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:59 AM CDT

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is continuing its investigation into the death of a 17-year-old girl at a residential treatment facility in Austin County.

The department confirmed Wednesday that Shanice Nibbs, who collapsed about a month ago at Five Oaks Achievement Center in New Ulm, had died.

Nibbs collapsed July 16 while on a nature walk at center. On Wednesday, agency spokesman Patrick Crimmins issued a news release notifying the media that the teen died last Friday.

Reporters for the Houston Chronicle and Texas Tribune first contacted DFPS officials two weeks ago about the girl’s collapse. At the time, the girl was alive in the intensive care unit at Texas Children’s Hospital, and the agency gave no details, saying the incident was being investigated, according to the Chronicle.

An official with the governor's office confirmed that the agency notified it immediately of the incident and that it was aware that the agency had suspended all placements at the facility until an investigation was completed, the newspaper said.

An official with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, which conducted an autopsy, said the girl died of complications of hypothermia.

Again, no other details were released.

The Brenham school district renewed a one-year contract in July with Five Oaks to educate Brenham students who suffer from severe disabilities, continuing a relationship the district has had with the facility for almost a decade.

The current principal of the roughly three-dozen bed facility is Jim Bruce, the Brenham school district's former assistant superintendent.


Copyright © 2010 Brenham Banner-Press

Ursus:
This article is also a rehash of the OP, or, rather, a "cross-publish" by the Texas Tribune. However, it points out the aforementioned Houston Chronicle / Texas Tribune reporter partnership and also provides pertinent links...

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The Texas Tribune
More Trouble at Texas Residential Treatment Centers
By Emily Ramshaw
August 19, 2010

In today's Houston Chronicle, reporter Terri Langford, my partner in uncovering abuse at Texas foster care facilities, has a story about the death of a teenage girl in a residential treatment center:

The state's foster care agency revealed Wednesday that a 17-year-old girl who collapsed about a month ago at a residential treatment facility has died.

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is investigating the death of Shanice Nibbs, who collapsed on July 16 while on a nature  walk at the Five Oaks Achievement Center in New Ulm, about 72 miles west of Houston.

On Wednesday, agency spokesman Patrick Crimmins issued a news release notifying the media the teen died on Friday.

Reporters for the Houston Chronicle and Texas Tribune first contacted  DFPS officials two weeks ago about the girl's collapse. At the time, the girl was alive in the intensive care unit at Texas Children's Hospital, and the agency offered no other details, citing the investigation.

An official with the governor's office confirmed that the agency notified them immediately of the incident and that they were aware that the agency had suspended all placements at the facility until an investigation was completed.

An official with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, which conducted an autopsy, said the girl died of complications of hyperthermia. It is not known how long Nibbs had been at the facility, how long she has been in foster care, or if she had a pre-existing health condition.

Two months ago, the Chronicle and Tribune detailed how more than 250 serious incidents had occurred since 2008 at residential treatment facilities, where the state's most troubled foster care children are placed.[/list]


© 2010 The Texas Tribune

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