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This is so odd. I'm guessing that the two children had the same name(maybe). I don't understand though how the school can just release the child to DCS. The article is below:
Wrong child released from Kenwood Elementary
DCS service provider drove 5-year-old to Nashville before error discovered
By CHRIS SMITH The Leaf-Chronicle February 11, 2009
Kenwood Elementary School apparently released the wrong child to a Department of Children Services service provider Tuesday, and the case worker drove the child to Nashville before the error was discovered.
The mother and the grandmother of the 5-year-old girl had no idea where the child was late Tuesday afternoon, said the grandmother, Latina Garrett.
When the family arrived at the school, they were assisted by Principal Sallie Oden, Assistant Principal Nancy Leutert and others, according to Clarksville-Montgomery County School System spokeswoman Elise Shelton.
DCS spokesman Rob Johnson said the child was picked up by a worker for Memphis-based Meritan, which provides services for DCS.
The child who was supposed to be picked up was in state custody and being taken for a visit with family, Johnson said, adding that it is common procedure for DCS workers and providers to provide such transportation to children in state custody for such things as family visits and doctor's appointments.
David Poteat, executive vice president for Meritan, said this morning they are still looking into the situation, but he was told the school brought forward and identified the wrong child.
Johnson said that by the end of the day, everyone was in the right place and safely where they needed to be.
Shelton said this morning the incident is under investigation and they expect to know more later today.
"We've started doing some questioning and we're trying to get to the bottom of this," Shelton said, adding that the system is apologizing to the family.
"That child was put in a situation she shouldn't have been in," she said.
The schools do have a formal checkout procedure for children, but Shelton couldn't say yet whether that procedure was followed. "We want to make sure universal steps are taken. Protocol has to be followed."
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story had an incorrect account of who was at the school Tuesday afternoon.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. For more on the story, see tomorrow's edition of The Leaf-Chronicle.
Wrong child released from Kenwood Elementary
DCS service provider drove 5-year-old to Nashville before error discovered
By CHRIS SMITH The Leaf-Chronicle February 11, 2009
Kenwood Elementary School apparently released the wrong child to a Department of Children Services service provider Tuesday, and the case worker drove the child to Nashville before the error was discovered.
The mother and the grandmother of the 5-year-old girl had no idea where the child was late Tuesday afternoon, said the grandmother, Latina Garrett.
When the family arrived at the school, they were assisted by Principal Sallie Oden, Assistant Principal Nancy Leutert and others, according to Clarksville-Montgomery County School System spokeswoman Elise Shelton.
DCS spokesman Rob Johnson said the child was picked up by a worker for Memphis-based Meritan, which provides services for DCS.
The child who was supposed to be picked up was in state custody and being taken for a visit with family, Johnson said, adding that it is common procedure for DCS workers and providers to provide such transportation to children in state custody for such things as family visits and doctor's appointments.
David Poteat, executive vice president for Meritan, said this morning they are still looking into the situation, but he was told the school brought forward and identified the wrong child.
Johnson said that by the end of the day, everyone was in the right place and safely where they needed to be.
Shelton said this morning the incident is under investigation and they expect to know more later today.
"We've started doing some questioning and we're trying to get to the bottom of this," Shelton said, adding that the system is apologizing to the family.
"That child was put in a situation she shouldn't have been in," she said.
The schools do have a formal checkout procedure for children, but Shelton couldn't say yet whether that procedure was followed. "We want to make sure universal steps are taken. Protocol has to be followed."
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story had an incorrect account of who was at the school Tuesday afternoon.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. For more on the story, see tomorrow's edition of The Leaf-Chronicle.
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