School texts contain images of paedophilia, bestiality and torture, FF TD claims Books on English curriculum a ‘cause of concern’, former minister Willie O’Dea says
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Former minister Willie O’Dea said he had not studied the issue “in great detail” but was reassured that such material was contained in the texts. Photograph: Frank Miller
A senior Fianna Fáil TD had questioned the suitability of some books and films on the curriculum for English in both Junior and Leaving Certificate exams, claiming they contain descriptions and images of paedophilia, bestiality and torture.
School materials contain descriptions of paedophilia, bestiality and torture TD claims
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Lessons from the Almond case â and beyond
Doing right by kids in state care means DCF and the courts need to focus on the thorny issue of reunification.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated May 8, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Maria Mossaides, director of the Office of the Child Advocate, speaking about the agency s investigation report into the death of teen David Almond during the continuing coronavirus pandemic, March 31.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
The one thing lawmakers, advocates, and state officials can agree on is that no one wants to be back here again â probing the death of a child who deserved to be protected, who was supposed to be protected by a $1 billion system designed to do just that.
OPINION
David Almondâs death is horrifying. The state must protect other children in its care from the same fate.
Every moment in the life of a child matters.
By Denise Garlick and Carole FiolaUpdated May 7, 2021, 12:58 p.m.
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David Almond died while under the protection of the Department of Children and Families, in October 2020.Office of the Child Advocate
âThe child protective system has many built-in safeguards, both internal and external to the Department of Children and Families. All of these safeguards failed David and resulted in his untimely death,â read the Office of the Child Advocateâs investigative report into the death of 14-year-old David Almond, an adolescent with autism who died in the care and custody of DCF on Oct. 21, 2020.
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Radio Boston rundown for May 7. Tiziana Dearing is our host.
We review the major news stories of the week, highlighting major institutional failures, and also some potential promises for a better future. The failures have been costly, as we ll discuss in regards to the death of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller and 14-year-old David Almond. But despite our nation s experts now predicting we will also fail to reach herd immunity, there are promising signs that we are reaching a real turning point in the pandemic. Massachusetts will now offer walk-up vaccination appointments at six mass vaccination sites, and the outdoor mask mandate is no more.
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