15 year old Jeremiah Flemming died as result of a restraint attempt conducted by the staff members at North Spring Behavioral Healthcare. That remains a fact.
All the other stuff is purely technical and legal. The courts did not find the employee responsible but still the boy died. we have to respect the courts and accept that what takes place in the legal system is not a question about justice but rather a kind of boxing match between lawyers like it was a soccer game.
In the end another fact that remains is that a mother lost her child. It was a terrible loss for her and we can only send our prayers to her.
May this poor boy find peace where he is now.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Sunday, October 13, 2019
David Hess - 2016
17 year old David Hess was killed when employees confronted him on suspicion of stealing an Ipad. What they did to him led to his death. While Wordworth Academy is a reform school where children are sent to as punishment the death penalty is most likely not something Wordworth Academy should administer.
But the death sentence is what they administered and while it does not seem that anyone is interested in holding someone responsible the question remain how the authorities can allow such a place to continue their operations until the case has been investigated fully and anyone responsible put to justice.
The family of David Hess has lost a dear member and we can only offer our prayers to them. May he find peace where he is now.
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But the death sentence is what they administered and while it does not seem that anyone is interested in holding someone responsible the question remain how the authorities can allow such a place to continue their operations until the case has been investigated fully and anyone responsible put to justice.
The family of David Hess has lost a dear member and we can only offer our prayers to them. May he find peace where he is now.
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- New Probe Launched Into David Hess' Asphyxiation Death at Philadelphia Wordsworth Academy (NBC Philadelphia)
- Two years after Wordsworth teen’s death, more details released but no charges (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Death of teen at Wordsworth in fight over iPod ruled homicide (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Janaia N Barnhart - 2016
15 year old Janaia N Barnhart died a rather violent death in 2016. Still the staff was able to escape criminal prosecution. The state took the license of Advoserv (now Bellwether Behavioral Health) under investigation but the world has been no raid and no member of the top management has been given the appropriate perb walk.
The world continues to be unfair and now a 15 year old girl was killed. At the time of her death, she became the third child to die in a Advoserv (now Bellwether Behavioral Health) facility. In this case the death takes place off camera. In an earlier case the tape was erased "by accident". It should have spoken for more investigation into what takes place in the many facilities run by Advoserv (now Bellwether Behavioral Health).
We can only send our prayers to the poor family left behind. May this poor girl find peace where she is now.
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The world continues to be unfair and now a 15 year old girl was killed. At the time of her death, she became the third child to die in a Advoserv (now Bellwether Behavioral Health) facility. In this case the death takes place off camera. In an earlier case the tape was erased "by accident". It should have spoken for more investigation into what takes place in the many facilities run by Advoserv (now Bellwether Behavioral Health).
We can only send our prayers to the poor family left behind. May this poor girl find peace where she is now.
Sources:
- Camera Catches Shoving Match with Group Home Worker Before Teenager’s Heart Stopped (ProPublica)
- We Won't Let Janaia Die In Vain (Echo Awareness)
- Bellwether Behavioral Health Is Controversial Group Home Operator AdvoServ — With a New Name (Truthout)
- Md. teen who died days away from transfer from Delaware, attorney says (The Daily record)
Thursday, September 5, 2019
(Unknown girl) - 2014
A 15-year-old girl died as result of a suicide at Summit School best known in the public when a boy died after being pushed from a window as result of a poor mix of room mates.
It is tragic for family of the girl who suffered a terrible loss.
May she find peace where she is now.
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It is tragic for family of the girl who suffered a terrible loss.
May she find peace where she is now.
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- 15-year-old's death at Summit school ruled suicide (Lohud)
- Girl dies at Summit School in Upper Nyack (New 12 Westchester)
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Chloe Cohen - 2002
15 minutes was all it took for 16-year-old Chloe Cohen to hang herself. It was an unspeakable tragedy.
It is difficult to determine whether the employees should have monitored her more carefully. Were there signs that suggested that she should not have been left alone which were ignored? The lawsuit seems to suggest that which KidsPeace lawyered themselves out of. Of course KidsPeace is a for-profit business but we have not been able to find sources which suggest that her death were due to too low staffing. The employees simply made their own diagnose deciding that the poor girl was not suicidal which sadly was proved wrong, but such diagnoses and mistakes are made every day.
What is left is that is was a terrible loss for her family and friends. May she find peace where she is now.
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It is difficult to determine whether the employees should have monitored her more carefully. Were there signs that suggested that she should not have been left alone which were ignored? The lawsuit seems to suggest that which KidsPeace lawyered themselves out of. Of course KidsPeace is a for-profit business but we have not been able to find sources which suggest that her death were due to too low staffing. The employees simply made their own diagnose deciding that the poor girl was not suicidal which sadly was proved wrong, but such diagnoses and mistakes are made every day.
What is left is that is was a terrible loss for her family and friends. May she find peace where she is now.
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