Tweed I need advice

I know I'm a bit worried that Tweed hasn't replied but I don't have a phone number for her

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

On 7/10/2013 3:57 PM, wrote:
I know I'm a bit worried that Tweed hasn't replied but I don't have a phone number for her

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs


Hopefully she's off using her bus pass?

Jill

"Lesley" wrote in message
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Sorry to ask but you're probably the best person to ask. A friend of mine
works in a theatre group that does a lot of work with small children and he
just posted this on FB

"Out of the thousands of children visiting the theatre last week one little
girl still haunts me. She was smaller than her classmates, frail and looked
malnourished. Her hair was matted and unkempt. Her white polo shirt was
dirty and discoloured. Worst of all she had bruises on her small arms, the
size of adult finger marks. "

He doesn't know her name although he can find out what school she is from.

None of us know where he could go although we all think he should raise
this- should he talk to the school? Police? Social Services?

I could ignore smaller, frail looking and looking malnourished- she might
have an underlying medical condition but the bruises? The matted hair and
dirty clothes?

There may be a reason maybe she's even known to child protection but he
should follow this through do you think?

Lesley

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Sorry I wasn't here to answer this when you first posted. Yes, of course
she should follow this through and get in touch with her local SSD child
protection team. Never be afraid to raise concerns about children, we would
rather have unfounded allegations which can be investigated and go NFA (no
further action) than miss even one.

So the short answer to whether she should follow this through is YES, YES,
YES.
Please encourage her to do so as soon as possible.
If she's worried about the parents finding out who reported them we never
reveal our sources or she can even do it anonymously.
I'm surprised that if she looks so neglected with matted hair and dirty
clothes and with bruises that the school have not acted by reporting her
already. Maybe they have, but another call of concern won't hurt.
Never leave it to someone else. Child protection is everyone's business.

Report any child you feel concerned about. Yes, it royally p*sses off the
parents if the allegation is unfounded (and we used to get malicious
allegations from neighbours who have fallen out, but more commonly during an
acrimonious divorce) but never hesitate to get in touch with your local
team.
If it saves even one..

Tweed

"Lesley" wrote in message
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He's spoken to the school, he's not the only person to have raised concerns
about this girl and the matter is with social services but the teacher
thanked him because they need every statement of concern they can get as
the mother isn't co-operating with social services and denies anything is
going on

Lesley

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Hmm, she won't get far with non-co-operation I can assure you of that.

Tweed

"MaryL" wrote in message
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"Lesley" wrote in message
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He's spoken to the school, he's not the only person to have raised
concerns about this girl and the matter is with social services but the
teacher thanked him because they need every statement of concern they can
get as the mother isn't co-operating with social services and denies
anything is going on

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

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Thanks for the update. I hope social services acts quickly and
thoroughly. There have been numerous cases in the U.S. where social
services have done an exemplary job, but there have also been numerous
instances where they have failed to take action when they should
have--including tragedies ending death. Staffing of social services
always seems to be inadequate for the case load.

MaryL
and that is exactly the reason why I took the opportunity for early
retirement. Council budget cuts (save x million a year on your budget) was
the instruction from Central government to each local council, and and
although I stayed a while, I saw people leaving and not being replaced,
clerical staff being reviewed,are they really necessary, can we get rid of
some of them? No we can't, they are essential.
It was at that point that I decided to ship out, knowing that it would be 2
and a half years before my government pension kicked in. That was in 2010
and the good news is that in theory my first pension arrived in my bank
account yesterday.
Happy dance.

Tweed