Texas CPS takes 20 kids from La Familia. NY couple sues school over false abuse claims & more.

October 23, 9:12 AMAlbany CPS and Family Court ExaminerDaniel Weaver

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Texas CPS seizes twenty children whose parents are part of La Familia drug cartel

By now you have heard of the raid on the drug cartel known as La Familia. The Associated Press is reporting that Texas Child Protective Services has taken twenty children into custody, who were found in homes where there were drugs and weapons. While raids took place in 38 cities, only Texas so far has reported that Child Protective Services took children into custody. (No I won't be coming to the defense of La Familia).

Lawsuit in Ulster County over school district's false allegations to CPS

Just this morning I became aware of a lawsuit against the Ellenville Central School District here in upstate New York. Donald and Sandra Oglesby have sued the school district because the district made false allegations of abuse against them to Child Protective Services. The Oglesbys claim the allegations were made when the school district got tired of their repeated requests for support for their special needs child, support which is mandated by law.

The case which was reported by Tod Westlake in Ellenville's Shawangunk Journal, is an important one. The Oglesbys adopted children who had been abused by their parents and by foster parents in Texas. Texas conveniently failed to notify them about the abuse. Westlake's entire account is worth reading. The school district already tried to get the case thrown out once, but a federal judge ruled against the school district.

Writing for examiner.com and other media is a good way to become a CPS reform advocate

Finally, I am getting more emails and requests to write stories than I can handle. Some readers want to know how they can become activists for CPS reform. Writing is one of the best ways I know. You can start with letters to the editor of your local newspaper. Write to your representatives. Write opinion pieces for your local newspaper.

It would also be nice to see a few more CPS, family court and family rights examiners on this site. I am not sure how long I can keep doing this. If you would like to write for examiner.com, click here. You can choose a topic that is listed or you can request to write about a topic you are interested in that is not listed, which is what I did. Examiners do get paid for writing. If you decide to apply to write for examiner.com, I would appreciate it if you would enter my name, Daniel Weaver, and my code 14537 when it asks for the name and number of the person who referred you.

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