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Illinois

Stuart G

(38,726 posts) Sun Feb 10, 2013, 12:18 AM Feb 2013

Credible Evidence of Abuse at Main West High School..

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-dcfs-credible-evidence-of-abuse-at-maine-west-20130209,0,5107661.story?track=rss

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Credible Evidence of Abuse at Main West High School.. (Original Post) Stuart G Feb 2013 OP

Oh my! Had this been a news item prior to this story? davsand Feb 2013 #1

I had heard about this before...but not the findings of DCFS.. Stuart G Feb 2013 #2

Yes, it does look bad. Do you think they'll actually DO anything they aren't forced to do? davsand Feb 2013 #3

Ugh. These type of stories make my heart ache. MerryBlooms Feb 2013 #4

davsand

(13,434 posts)

1. Oh my! Had this been a news item prior to this story?

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 02:37 PM

Feb 2013

This is the first I've heard about it--but a lot of times this kind of thing doesn't get picked up by the news wires until it hits a certain point...

Laura

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)

2. I had heard about this before...but not the findings of DCFS..

Reply to davsand (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 02:43 PM

Feb 2013

This latest piece of info is news. Looks bad for the school..

davsand

(13,434 posts)

3. Yes, it does look bad. Do you think they'll actually DO anything they aren't forced to do?

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 02:53 PM

Feb 2013

I have to wonder if anything would have happened had charges not been filed. That seems to be the pattern an awful lot of the time.

Laura

MerryBlooms

(11,929 posts)

4. Ugh. These type of stories make my heart ache.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 06:28 PM

Feb 2013

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