Congress recently unanimously passed Taila’s Law, introduced by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. This law was put through in Feburary as an amendment to the National Defense Act. The law is named in honor of five year old Taila whose life was snuffed out by her abusive father eleven years ago. The autopsy performed on the late child labeled the cause of death as “battered child syndrome.” After her death, many instances came to light that should have led to her rescue from the horrid situation of continued abuse. Instead, she was left to suffer and ultimately was killed by her military father.
How Talia’s Law is Going to Help Children of Abusers Serving in the Military:
Until the passage of Talia’s Law, child abuse allegations were handled completely differently
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Unfortunately, even though these individuals went through the proper channels and reported their suspicions to her father’s supervisor, CPS was never notified. One such instance involved a trip to the emergency room. Talia was taken to the emergency room, where a military doctor noted bruises and welts present and also was told by the child herself that her injuries were inflicted by her father. When the doctor confronted Talia’s father about it, he of course denied it. In the end, the doctor concluded the child must have made up her accusations.
How Military Children Will be Safer:
Thanks to Talia’s Law, military child abuse cases will no longer remain within the military along. Now, individuals who suspecting abuse are still required to report it to the military supervisor. Now, they are also required to report the case to the Department of Defense’s Family Advocacy Program. Those who loved Tailia like her heartbroken mom hope this change will prevent this from happening to another military child. Tarshia Hampton, mother of Talia, who would now be 15 years old if she hadn’t had her life snatched away too young said the following about the passage of the law:
“I hate that she went through what she went through, but I would tell her that Mommy tried real hard to get this passed so it wouldn’t happen to another child, and they wouldn’t have to go through the pain you went
On 9-17-17, the unknown male child's grandmother Faye; asked me to look at the child back. The child's left shoulder blade had a scar. The scar appeared to like someone used their two middle fingers and dug into his skin. The child was bleeding and scared. The child's grandfather (unknown) did this allegation. Faye called the child to come to her. The child was afraid to come to the grandmother. Faye stated told the child "I am not going to do anything to you." The child finally came to Faye. The child did not seek medical attention. The child's mother *(Santana) was not at home. It is unknown if Santana knows about this incident. Also, they are rumors going around that the child is being molested. It is unknown by whom. It is unknown if Santana
Undoubtedly, this had an impact on the school system. Timelines are strictly tracked to ensure compliance. According to DiNapoli and Bleiwas (2008), there are almost 170 different languages spoken in New York. This can make meeting timelines difficulty since children must be tested in their native language. Although it is imperative that students receive the education that they need it can be very difficult to meet timelines in certain
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When a child is suspected of being abused, neglected or placed at imminent risk of serious harm by a member of the staff of a private or public school or an institution that cares for the child, the person in charge of the school or facility must notify the child’s parent or other person responsible for the child’s care that a report has been made. The state’s department of child abuse responsibility is to notify the head of a facility, school or establishment that a report has been made.
Yes, Tavion’s mother’s statement of concern about the suspicion of abuse should warrant a valid reason to lunch investigation in the child injury. Moreover, the emergency department staff had suspicion about the Tavion’s injury due to the fact injury is not consistence with an injury sustained in park playground. Hospitals are mandate by law to report any suspicion of child abuse; the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act enacted in 1974 was designed to encourage the reporting of child abuse cases, and prevention. In addition, most states have enacted laws to further protect abuse children, and most states protect the individual required to report cases of suspected child abuse; the following individual are eligible to report suspected cases of abuse include healthcare administrators, physicians, interns, registered nurse, chiropractors, social service workers, psychologists, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, podiatrists, mental health professionals, and volunteer in healthcare facilities (Pozgar, 2014).
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