Sex offenders living at child care facilities
Surprised?
The California state social services agency is
moving to shut down nine homes used for child day care and foster care after an
audit found registered sex offenders living there, in violation of
state law.
The revelation came after state auditors compared the addresses of 75,000 licensed facilities, including foster family homes and in-home day care centers, with the state’s database of registered sex offenders.
California Department of Social Services Director John Wagner said the audit found that the addresses of 49 sex offenders matched those of 46 child care facilities.
There are so many overlapping questions, it really is difficult to decide where to start. Especially when the whole Sex Offender/Protect The Children do-si-dos is central.
Push comes to shove, though - some of these licensed care facilities seem to have no clue about requirements. Who’s in charge of due diligence and enforcement?
The revelation came after state auditors compared the addresses of 75,000 licensed facilities, including foster family homes and in-home day care centers, with the state’s database of registered sex offenders.
California Department of Social Services Director John Wagner said the audit found that the addresses of 49 sex offenders matched those of 46 child care facilities.
There are so many overlapping questions, it really is difficult to decide where to start. Especially when the whole Sex Offender/Protect The Children do-si-dos is central.
Push comes to shove, though - some of these licensed care facilities seem to have no clue about requirements. Who’s in charge of due diligence and enforcement?
Posted: Fri - April 18, 2008 at 06:38 AM