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At least 23 children have died in Texas’ long-term foster care system since summer 2019, according to a new report by court-appointed monitors for state agencies in charge of the system.
Six of the children died as a result of either neglect or abuse by caregivers. Another is suspected to have died from abuse. Five more deaths are also still under investigation.
“It’s the safety of these children that’s at stake here,” U.S. District Judge Janis Jack said during a federal court hearing following the release of the report. “That’s the most important thing we have … and I expect Texas to live up to its duties to keep these children safe.”
Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune
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At least 23 children have died in Texasâ long-term foster care system since summer 2019, according to a new report by court-appointed monitors for state agencies in charge of the system.
Six of the children died as a result of either neglect or abuse by caregivers. Another is suspected to have died from abuse. Five more deaths are also still under investigation.
âItâs the safety of these children thatâs at stake here,â U.S. District Judge Janis Jack said during a federal court hearing following the release of the report. âThatâs the most important thing we have ⦠and I expect Texas to live up to its duties to keep these children safe.â
Eddie Gaspar
At least 23 children have died in Texas’ long-term foster care system since summer 2019, according to a new report by court-appointed monitors for state agencies in charge of the system.
Six of the children died as a result of either neglect or abuse by caregivers. Another is suspected to have died from abuse. Five more deaths are also still under investigation.
“It’s the safety of these children that’s at stake here,” U.S. District Judge Janis Jack said during a federal court hearing following the release of the report. “That’s the most important thing we have … and I expect Texas to live up to its duties to keep these children safe.”
Parents of dead toddler say foster care agency ignored signs their son was being abused, lawsuit says
Parents of dead toddler say foster care agency ignored signs their son was being abused, lawsuit says
Amari Boone was taken to the emergency room at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth twice before his death from a brain injury in April 2020. He was 3.
Joseph Delancy (left) and Deondrick Foley are charged with five and seven counts, respectively, of injury to a child by omission resulting in bodily injury in connection with the death of Amari Boone.(KXAS-TV (NBC5))
The biological family of 3-year-old Amari Boone, a Fort Worth toddler who died in April 2020 while in foster care, is suing ACH Child and Family Services, the organization that managed his case.