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I looked back on my postings and I dont see where I stated that. Do you have a link to refer us to the post in question?
That comes directly from the ORS Report. They require written summary reports of all instances regardless of whether or not the police are called.
I wonder if RCS is accepting state placement children?
The requirement:
R 0861 290-2-5-.08(7) Staffing.
SS=B
Reporting. Detailed written summary reports shall be made to the Department of Human Resources, Office of
Regulatory Services, Residential Child Care Unit via email or fax on the required incident intake information form
(IIIF) within 24 hours.
Robert, I would not be too hard on the kids, they are teenagers with raging hormones. Many of these kids have emotional issues, plus I think we all know a lot of this stuff goes on outside of programs also.
The report did not state that the ORS or DHS called the police. Reading though the report the requirement was that RCS needed to notify DHS within a 24 hour window (not the police). This was not done but the police were notified.
I agree with you that RCS is having their share of issues and citations. What we dont know is if this is typical within the private sector. There is nothing to compare these reports to.
As far as this specific incident it seems that Resident #1 sat on Resident #2's face and then resident #2 retaliated and attacked resident #1 sexually in his/her bed.
Thank you Robert. I will add these two items in. From reading the report it appears that RCS called the police but failed to notify DHS within the window of 24 hours.
Quote from: "heretik"These sexual assaults have been well documented here on fornits.
So far you have fallen short in providing any evidence to back up your claims. If you do have ORS reports on RCS this is the thread to post them in and your contribution will add to the discussion, Heretik. The programs house sexually active teenagers so the programs have their work cut out for them in providing oversight to keep these kids safe from themselves and each other. We have a recent ORS report (provided by Jill Ryan) which details a problem of "under staffing" resulting in many kids having sex on the school grounds. I have not seen any sexual assaults documented via ORS. If you have them please post them.
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During interview with Staff A on 11/23/10 at 3:15 pm he/she stated that this incident (read the paragraph above for details ) was reported outside of the 24 hours requirement because he/she didn't think the incident was reportable until after the police were involved
No one can dismiss the reports, Robert, they are well documented.
The inspections and paperwork will ultimately add to the safety of the kids from an industry perspective. But from an individual viewpoint many times people feel that they are making the right decisions for the children and dont need the help of outside agencies to tell them what to do or micro manage them. I feel IRS audits are greatly needed in the US and although I run a tight ship and value my accounting team I dont see the need to have them hovering around. I dont call them if I think I violated a law I rely on my professional team, just like people dont call DHS on themselves if they have a problem. They are all valued industries as a whole but most people dont want them around.