On Sunday, July 1st the Oklahoman published a report titled “Secret report rips DHS”.
How the Oklahoman reporters got their hands on this confidential report does not matter. What does matter is that they did obtain it and the paper published it.
And most important of all, you need to read it.
The article is available on-line [...]
Yesterday the Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocked media access to the identities of foster parents.
This after the Department of Human Services argued it would deter felons from seeking to care for foster children.
Say what?
Yes, you read that right.
DHS does NOT want to DETER convicted felons from being foster parents.
Who wants convicted felons to be foster [...]
Newsok.com coverage of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services continued on Sunday with two interesting reports.
The first DHS slow to close day cares lays out the crux of the problem while the second Examples of day cares that stayed open a while despite serious problems should send a cold chill down the spine of anyone [...]
“Justice For Joshua” is the latest rallying cry for Oklahomans determined to force improvement upon the Department of Human Services (DHS).
“Joshua” is 2-year-old Joshua Minton, of Sperry, Oklahoma.
Joshua lost his precious young life last month in a Tulsa day care operated by Vicki Chiles who has been charged with first-degree murder in Joshua’s death.
At the [...]
Deadly Day Care – Another DHS Failure is our report and commentary on the death of Joshua Minton in a Tulsa in-home day care, allegedly at the hands of Vicki Chiles, a woman already under investigation by DHS for child abuse.
If you have children, grandchildren or simply care about kids this is a scandal of [...]
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is a secretive agency. It hides behind state privacy laws, conducts its work in secret and apparently answers to no one.
Seldom do we mere commoners get a glimpse into the workings or lack thereof of the Oklahoma DHS. And usually when we do it is the result [...]
