In March, Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, requested an Office of Inspector General investigation of Child Protective Services actions in the case of 8-year-old Sarah Brasse, who died in 2009 of untreated appendicitis. The report, released Thursday, said four workers failed to follow state policy in her case, but absolved top managers. Uresti is holding a press conference at 1 p.m. today to discuss his reaction to the report. Here are eight things you need to know about the Sarah Brasse case: Sarah was a second-grader at Watts Elementary in Schertz when she died alone, in a bed soiled with her vomit. Over the two years before she died, her father David Brasse and then-fiance Samantha Britain had been investigated multiple times by CPS for allegations of negelct. In 2008, a CPS caseworker found resaon to believe the couple was neglecting Sarah and her two brothers, but that finding was later oveturned by managers. In the 48 hours before Sarah died, a top manager declined to send a caseworker to check on the ailing girl, even though a nurse, a police office and a school counselor called CPS with fears she was in danger. The OIG report, while stating the four caseworkers failed to monitor the family as required by state policy, concluded none of these violations were to blame for the appendicitis, listed as the cause of death. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services said the OIG report was thorough and it considers the matter closed. Three of the four workers continue to work for DFPS, and no disciplinary action against them is planned, officials said. When he was being investigated, Brasse threatened to sue CPS; Schertz police officers later theorized this caused the agency to back down... read more: mysa urestilaw
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:35:08 +0000
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