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Foster Care Reform Legislative Initiative
Marcus Fiesel was a
preschool boy with developmental disabilities. Due to safety concerns,
Children Services got involved in this young boy’s life, and a decision
was made to place the child in foster care. Tragically, foster
caregivers Liz and David Carroll in SW Ohio had Marcus in their home for
only a few short months before allegedly leaving him to die in a
sweltering closet, bound in a blanket, while they went out of state on
vacation. Prosecution of this crime is in progress.
Senator Tom Niehaus,
Representative Jeff Wagner, and Senator Gary Cates are committed to
learn from this tragedy in an effort to prevent such cases from ever
occurring again. They have convened a broad group of experts to assess
gaps in policy, practice and resources, and make recommendations for
legislative change.
ODJFS issued a
report, PCSAO also made broad recommendations. You can link to these,
and various subcommittee resources and work products below. |
