Joseph Fuerst

Where did you get the idea that social workers are given power to take
children? Who gives them power?

In fact, Social Workers have practically no power in removing children
from homes/families
Susan

I think it's wrong to give social workers the power to take children
that they have now. Accidents can happen and there are vastly
different views of what a parents' role is, as we all know very
well! Legally, we need to respect parenting styles that are
different than our own. Whether or not we believe a parent should
spank a child should be irreleveant legally. We can debate the issue
with the parent on a personal level, but not threaten to send a
social worker to take the child!!! If we do that, pretty soon
they'll be sending social workers to take other children because they
don't have a bed time or don't know how to read when they're 9.
Freedom is a wonderful thing when we actually exercise it.
Sheila


> I think social workers, if concerned that a certain activity was
dangerous,
> would be likely to excuse the parents as long as they were
forbidding it -

Joseph Fuerst

If you want to know ..........., you
could use google.com.

Hey Sandra,
Finally got my ISP to connect to the internet for more than e-mail.......I
love google.com! Don't think I've ever seen a search engine work so well.

Susan

Tia Leschke

At 08:35 PM 23/11/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Where did you get the idea that social workers are given power to take
>children? Who gives them power?
>
>In fact, Social Workers have practically no power in removing children
>from homes/families

I think it varies drastically from state to state and province. I hear
about cases where children were removed from the home for ridiculous
reasons, and I hear about other cases where children were left in
horrendous situations and eventually were seriously harmed.
Tia

Tia Leschke leschke@...
On Vancouver Island
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--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Tia Leschke <leschke@i...> wrote:
> At 08:35 PM 23/11/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Where did you get the idea that social workers are given power to
take
> >children? Who gives them power?
> >
> >In fact, Social Workers have practically no power in removing
children
> >from homes/families
>
> I think it varies drastically from state to state and province. I
hear
> about cases where children were removed from the home for
ridiculous
> reasons,

I've heard my share of horror stories too.
Sheila