The name is probably familiar, but most people have probably forgotten why Dominic became a news story. Back in 2002, state officials removed the 2-year-old from his parents' home in Springfield and placed him with a foster home -- where he was later shaken to death.
There were big questions about Dominic's removal in the first place. But the most damning fact is that his dad and court advocated warned case workers that Dominic was being abused at the foster home.
Missouri's elected officials were outraged. So they set aside almost $17 million and told the state Children's Division to get its act together. Now, after significant upgrades in training and facilities, Missouri is expected to get full accreditation from the Council on Accreditation. We'll be one of the few states to have that distinction, the Post-Dispatch reports.
Of course, other watchdog groups are warning people not to get too excited. The accreditation is nice, but it mostly looks at paperwork and not people -- and it's people that failed Dominic James.
Boy HOWDY.
Posted by: Tracee | Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 08:37 PM