From: Marlene Jones [mailto:jonesma@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:04 PM
To: lance.kinzer@house.ks.gov ; jeff.whitham@house.ks.gov ; marvin.kleeb@house.ks.gov ; joe.patton@house.ks.gov ; annie.kuether@house.ks.gov ; annie.tietze@house.ks.gov ; bob.brookens@house.ks.gov ; john.grange@house.ks.gov ; raj.goyle@house.ks.gov ; aaron.jack@house.ks.gov ; jan.pauls@house.ks.gov ; jason.watkins@house.ks.gov ; jeff.king@house.ks.gov ; kevin.yoder@house.ks.gov ; kay.wolf@house.ks.gov ; milack.talia@house.ks.gov ; pat.colloton@house.ks.gov ; marti.crow@house.ks.gov ; Subject: Request that HB2341 be enacted.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee
As a tax paying citizen, I request the passage of HB2314. The problems here in this state have been ignored long enough. This bill is needed to protect citizens and their families from falsification of documents,the illegal removal of their children and violations of due process.
On December 19th, 2008, at the Joint Children's Issues Committee hearing in Topeka, SRS Don Jordan stated that they “make mistakes”, that we have laws that are different from the Regs, different from the policies and procedures and then we have law enforcement, which also has different polices and procedures. In other words they aren't following Federal and State laws. It's time for the Laws of Kansas to be followed and enforced.
Enact a law that protects families. Enact this law.
Thank you for your time
Marlene Jones
316-729-7727
Secretary of SRS Don Jordan admitted on March 18th 2008 that he was aware that documents in CINC cases were being falsified.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2BhDnnC2x4
2005 Post Audit Committee legislators were told that employees were told to ignore Federal and State Laws.
http://m.ljworld.com:80/news/2005/jul/22/audit_cites_bad_morale_decisions_srs/
July 22, 2005 -Audit
The legislators focused on an anonymous survey of SRS employees, in which allegations were made that employees were told to disregard federal and state laws.
(And some noted they had been approached by SRS employees who feared if they went public with problems at the agency they would lose their jobs. (This sounds familiar) – (how about a recent interview by KSN of a social worker that said she wouldn’t have a job if she didn’t do what the DA’s office told her)
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/072205/leg_srsaudit.shtml
• SRS employees often are told to disregard state and federal regulations.
We can go clear back to 2000 when Janet Schlansky was in charge.
When Schalansky was Secretary of SRS in March 2000 the SRS was audited.
Scalansky's comments: "We have failed these kids", "thousands of Kansas children have been taken from their homes and communities and inappropriately placed in state custody and foster care over the years..."
AND "SRS Admits Too Many Children Taken From Families"
(They are still taking too many children from families and INAPPROPRIATELY placing them in state custody - nothing has changed - just more children than ever)
How many times does this have to be said?