DCF Workers Tracking Kids [Jeb orders all FL foster kids visited and photographed this month]

The FL Times Union ^ | May 11, 2002 | Paul Pinkham

[summer]

Florida child welfare supervisors began the extraordinary task yesterday of visiting every child in state care and documenting their visits with photographs.

The visits are considered so important following reports of a missing foster child that even top administrators are getting into the act.

[summer]

I can understand why candidate Reno deliberately omitted this news in her latest press conference -- but, why doesn't Newsmax (which covered her press conference) and O'Reilly report the above? Has anyone heard the following reported:
Gov. Bush ordering every foster child visited this month and photographed?

[summer]

For index.

[mdittmar]

Gov. Bush ordering every foster child visited this month and photographed?

Another day late and a dollar short story.

Let's defedralize everything,maybe then we would have some competent people working for us.

[JustPlainBob]

sounds like a day late and dollar short!

[summer]

FYI.

[summer]

FYI.

[summer]

I think his efforts should be reported in the media.

[Sungirl]

BUMP FOR OUR GREAT GOVENOR!!

[hchutch]

Problem is, the horse has already left the barn door.

This could be bad news, IMHO. VERY bad news.

[summer]

I think the opposite - this action by the governor is good news, and should be reported everywhere.

[summer]

Thanks, Sungirl.

[Leisler]

There isn't a single part of state government that isn't a horror if one looked. Democrats won't because it is their people and what they find will just confirm peoples notions. Republicans won't because it just cause trouble and makes enemies. Better to let the toilet overflow then bring any attention to it. Everybody go back to work and send in those taxes.

[hchutch]

The problem is the issue. You can bet the Dems will use this. I'm worried.

[summer]

There isn't a single part of state government that isn't a horror if one looked.

I have to disagree with that, because of my own positive experiences with FL state government. However, NY state government has some agencies that are totally corrupt from one end to the other.

[summer]

I don't see an issue, except this: More proof that the Dems have no ideas. So, this becomes an "issue."

[Louisiana]

All they will need to do to track these children is implant one of those new chips.... It's for the children, of course....

[summer]

Here are some comments by Gov Bush on his reform of this system, prior to the Rilya Wilson case -- and, it's a decent record of reform.

Gov. Bush touts state's handling of foster care, adoption

[Miss Marple]

LOL! You are ALWAYS worried, hchutch!

This is a responsible and sensible response. No one ever thinks Republicns are responsible for social workers, anyway. Welfare case workers are always portrayed as the noble types who carry on despite having a Republican governor or president.

This is good, and shows that Governor Bush does the right thing.

[summer]

Also see this, as Gov Bush is moving as quickly as possible. This new law, linked, was passed with lightening speed. (But, again, not enough press on these actions by Gov Bush.)

[Hoosier Patriot]

The problem is the issue. You can bet the Dems will use this. I'm worried.

The problem is a child has turned up missing. Actions are being taken to guard against it happening again. And you're worried that the dems will use this as an "issue?"