Yolanda Walker Case Study

The children were last seen on July 5th. They will come for a weekend visit this upcoming weekend. Reporter is concerned about the children being smelly and dirty. They have a odor like they're not bathing. Their clothes and shoes are ridiculous. Their white shoes are turning black. They need to be washed; they are dirty and not clean. The children's hair is falling out because it's not combed. Reporter stated the children live with a white couple and he guess they don't know how to comb black people hair. Reporter has no way of contacting the foster parents about the concerns. They can't contact the children unless they are visiting. About two weeks ago, the mother was hit by a car. They have been in custody since May 2017. The children don't need medical attention the reporter is aware

In Alabama in the early 1970’s, there was a height and weight limitation, in order to be considered as a candidate for becoming a prison guard. The restrictions were minimum 5’2 and 120 pounds. Such requests ruled out Dianne Rawlinson, who made a class action suit against the requirements, as she thought that they violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Dianne Rawlinson raised the legal question in Court whenever height and weight requirements for employment as a prison guard in the Alabama would violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

According to the National Children’s Alliance, one in four girls and one in six boys under the age of eighteen are at risk of being sexually abused but only according to what is reported. In the State of Texas, a professional has forty-eight hours to report any cause to believe a child been abused as stated in Sec. 261.101. As a foster parent and principal, Angela Sugarek and Carol Jeffery had a major moral responsibility and legal duty to report what her three year old foster son was displaying: behaving strangely and an anal injury.

My mom, Shameka Walker, was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1973. She has two sisters and one brother. Her mother moved from Virginia and her father moved from North Carolina She is mixed race. She was segregated because she was mixed. Her family left New york because there was high crime and poverty. She left New York when she was 4 years old. They moved to Los Angeles, California. They thought that it was better than New York, until they got there.

The lawsuit transpired against Department of Human Services in Mississippi because the system deserted the children. In this case, a young girl named Olivia Y was abused by her mother and the foster home. While taking her out the home at the age of three, the system continually neglected her. Department of Family Children Service failed to present Olivia with adequate medical and health support. “This case is alleged that Mississippi’s foster care system was failing adequately to protect children in its custody and provide necessary services in violation of their federal constitutional rights (www.mdhs.state.ms/olivia-y-lawsuit/”).

The first person I chose was none other than the iconic, motivational speaker, activist herself, Madam CJ Walker. She empowered so many women of color to be independent and has paved the way for aspiring and current entrepreneurs , mainly women, who are looking to go into the cosmetology field. Walker, whose birth name was Sarah Breedlove, hadn’t always been the successful entrepreneur she was, and had to work extremely hard to obtain her multi-million legacy. She was born when slavery was still prevalent, and her parents, as well as older siblings, worked as slaves on a plantation in Louisiana(her home state). Luckily, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, freeing all slaves from their owners, Madam Walker was the first of her six siblings

“I want to live to help my race” Madam CJ Walker once said. She was a woman who would not let racial and gender barriers stop her from doing what she wanted. She was born into a family of former slaves, who did not have enough money to send any of the children to school. In 1887 her husband Moses was killed in a lynch mob, the reason was because he was black. So, Madam CJ Walker had to raise their 2-year-old daughter alone. At that time, it was hard to find a job to support her daughter, who she wanted to attend school and have a better life than she did. It was also very difficult to find a house because banks wound not loan money to African Americans so it was difficult to save up money to buy one. When she moved to St. Louis she washed clothes

Reporter stated the following: They are in DHS Custody. These foster parents (Anne Snow and Parker Snow) are not involved. This is just who they are placed with. The kids were removed from Ms. Walker’s home on 10/21 at her request. The children are sick and had to come to the doctor. She (Linda) said they were sick with diarrhea. Social worker Aide (Heather Hawkins) took them to the doctor with their biological parents (Christopher Buckley and Brittany Gregory). The mother said it appears the children are sick and malnourished. Prior to them coming into custody on 10/6 they had a cold. They went to the doctor on 10/7 in Yazoo City. Due to Ms. Walker saying they had diarrhea I took them to the doctor on 10/21. Charley was diagnosed with severe

At John Adams Foster Care Home located in Columbia, SC there was this beautiful infant baby boy name John Thomas Beuler born with cerebral palsy. John was a very small little boy, but had a smile that would have melted your heart. One- day Mr. and Mrs. Tinsdale from Lexington, SC came to visit the John Adams Foster Care Home in Columbia, SC not knowing they was going to fall in love with John Thomas Beuler. After the visit to the Foster Home the Tinsdale are undecided also whether they wish to foster John or to adopt him. This paper will address the differences between foster care and adoption, differences in services received, differences in payments if any received and what are the pros and cons the Tinsdale may face if they decided to

The reporting party (RP) is the paternal grandmother of former foster child Hunter Bestenlehner age 8. Hunter currently resides with the RP in the State of Alabama. According to the RP Hunter resided in the foster home of Betty Brumbach until April 2016. During therapy Hunter disclosed he was sodomized on two occasions by his foster brother Montrell Bell age 12. Hunter stated Montrell put his "pee pee" in his butt and disclosed that it hurt when he was sexually abused anally. The two foster children shared a room while residing in the home. Hunter disclosed that Montrell beat him up and threatened him with more physical abuse if he disclosed the incidents. On one occasion Hunter ran away from the foster home due to being afraid.

The reporting party (RP) stated foster child Daniel disclosed while in respite foster care Nicholas Nordyke tasted him pointing to his genitals. Daniel stated he licked Nicholas' penis and bottom. The RP stated Daniel was in respite from April 28 through May 2, 2016. Daniel has not returned to the Nordyke's Certified Foster Home. According to the RP Daniel's foster mother is protective and will not allow him to return to the Nordyke foster family home. The Nordyke's are foster parent and operates a license day care in their

Reporter noted Kaleb and the other children were left in the care of the boyfriend (Markquis) on yesterday (03/23/16) while the mother was at work. Reporter noted the mother (Anndras) was trying to but Kaleb in the bathtub, but Markquis didn’t want her to do so. Reporter noted the mother noticed when she took his clothes there were whelps all over his body. Reporter noted its unknown if the mother asked the boyfriend what happened but the other kids states he whooped all of them but Kaleb got it worse. Reporter noted the mother did not take the child to the ER but she did leave the home. Reporter noted this is not the first time she has witnessed any marks or bruises on Kaleb. Reporter noted the dad side of the family was contacted. Reporter

The reporting party (RP) stated she met with resident Brittany Armstrong DOB: 10/27/95. The resident questioned the RP regarding receiving unopened mail at he prior foster mother. The RP confirmed with Brittany she had the write to her mail. Brittany went on to disclose she purchased an "IPHONE" and on 3/11/16 arrived at the foster home to retrieve her belongings. According to the RP upon arriving at the foster home she discovered that her "IPHONE" was not there. Subsequently the resident asked her foster mother about the phone which prompted the foster mother to become angry and become aggressive pushing the resident against the closet numerous times resulting in a dent to the wall and a bruise to her back. Later the foster mother's son Ricky Barnes arrives in the room and also pushed her.

In the Emergency Response Referral, the RP reported that on 1/27/2017, children Dermarion and Theodore Brown were at a visit with their birth mother Ashley Brown from 3-5pm at CVC. RP reported that when the children returned from their visit the foster mother notice a strange behavior with the boys. RP reported that Jakeisha observed Dermarion and Theodore pulling each other’s hands down, and that Dermarion had an erection. RP reported that Jakeisha stated that the boys were laughing and then she put the boys on a time out.

My impression of Mrs. Walker is that she is a loving, concerned parent. I know this because she sacrificed her time to come to the school to advocate for her son’s learning. I would be very empathic to Mrs. Walker. We share many of same concerns and goals for Drew. We both want to fight for Drew’s learning and success. First, I would listen to her concerns. I want to show Mrs. Walker that I truly care for her and her son. Mrs. Walker’s thoughts and feelings about the situation are important for me to know and for her to express. After listening to Mrs. Walker, I will respond with empathy. I want to fight for Drew’s learning and acknowledge that Drew is balancing a lot outside of school. Next, I will inform Mrs. Walker that Drew needs to complete his homework because it is vital to his learning. But because of Drew’s responsibilities outside of school, I would suggest that we develop a creative and strategic plan to get Drew back on track with homework and learning. It would be best to have Drew’s input on the plan. So I would suggest another meeting to build a plan. In-person would be better, but if there are time constraints the meeting could be over the phone. In sum, I will do everything in my power to make sure Mrs. Walker knows that I am on her side and on Drew’s side. In addition, I will do