Need for more foster parents continues to help care for thousands of children within system
In March alone, more than 500 children came into DCS custody. All are waiting to find a temporary or forever home. Author: Amelia Young (WBIR) Updated: 10:30 PM EDT May 7, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. There are around 9,000 children in the state s foster care system. In March alone, more than 500 children came into the custody of the Department of Child Services.
All are waiting to find a temporary home, or one to stay in forever.
The need for foster parents has risen since the pandemic due to the financial impact it has had on many families. Despite the increasing demand for foster care placements, ensuring that a child goes into the right foster home can be a lengthy process.
Indiana mother charged after 4-year-old girl nearly died from lice
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Shyanne Singh (Credit: Scott County Sheriff s Office)
SCOTTSBURG, Ind. - An Indiana woman faces child neglect charges after investigators said her 4-year-old daughter nearly died from a lice infestation so severe doctors had to give her multiple blood transfusions.
Shyanne Singh, 26, of Scottsburg, was arrested Tuesday on three felony counts of neglect of a dependent. She remained in custody Friday at the Scott County Jail.
Scottsburg police were contacted April 20 after Singh s daughter was brought to a hospital. Doctors declared her a near fatality because lice had fed off of her for so long, according to a probable cause affidavit.
First Posted: May 08, 2021 03:59 AM EDT
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An Indiana mom now faces child neglect charges after authorities found that her four-year-old daughter nearly died from a severe lice infestation.
Shyanne Singh, a resident of Scottsburg in Indiana, was arrested Tuesday on three felony counts of neglect of a dependent.
The 26-year-old Indiana mom remained in custody Friday at the Scott County Jail. Citing a probable cause affidavit, New York Post reported that the Scottsburg police were contacted on April 20 after Singh s daughter was brought to a hospital.
Doctors at the medical facility declared the girl a near fatality since lice had fed off of her for so long. Doctors gave her multiple blood transfusions as the child s blood hemoglobin levels were at 1.7.
Infestation of bloodsucking lice nearly kills girl as mum too lazy to comb them out
Shyanne Nicole Singh, 26, was arrested after taking her four-year-old daughter to a hospital in Indiana last month after her own mother branded her just too lazy to take care of her hair
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Daniel P. Kuhn
ANDERSON An Anderson man is charged with felony child molestation involving one of his former students.
Daniel P. Kuhn, 36, is charged with Level 4 felony child molesting – fondling or touching with child under 14.
Kuhn, a former special education teacher at Alexandria-Monroe High School, was placed on administrative leave on March 15, according to an affidavit of probable cause by Alexandria Police Detective Brian Holtzleiter.
According to the Indiana Educator License Lookup, Kuhn was employed full-time with the school district since Oct. 1, 2018.
Alexandria Community School Corp. Superintendent Melissa Brisco said in a press release that the district began the process of canceling Kuhn’s teaching contract for insubordination, immorality, neglect of duty and other good and just cause.