Relisha Rudd

[Anonymous]

I don’t think much has improved since. I have students who have had a history of neglect not show up or return any form of contact this entire year and are being referred to CFSA multiple times and they are not doing anything about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think much has improved since. I have students who have had a history of neglect not show up or return any form of contact this entire year and are being referred to CFSA multiple times and they are not doing anything about it.

+1

I really don’t think there are strict attendance protocols at all. Parents can easily come up with excuses for absences that are accepted, lots of kids referred to CFSA with not much to show, etc. I would be angered and saddened if something like this happens to another child in DC, but not surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think much has improved since. I have students who have had a history of neglect not show up or return any form of contact this entire year and are being referred to CFSA multiple times and they are not doing anything about it.

I heard one of the social workers who had checked in on Banita Jacks at some point testify about her experience years ago. There was no way anyone with her caseload could have kept up. I’m sure it’s even worse now with the pandemic. So many kids not showing up to “school.” Kids with transient housing; moving in with relatives in other states; etc. I can’t imagine trying to keep up with it all.

[Anonymous]

So the grandmother left Shamika and her siblings in foster care until they aged out? Now she's around?

[Anonymous]

Look into The Community Partnership that ran the shelter. They are still funded by the city and they suck.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone listen to the podcast? It seems so terribly sad. Even the idea that this wealthy nation permits children to be homeless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So the grandmother left Shamika and her siblings in foster care until they aged out? Now she's around?

From my work with families involved with CPS, that's pretty common.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most people thought that the mom regularly let relisha go with the janitor in exchange for money. She missed a ton of school and the family would tell the school she was with the janitor. Janitors wife finds out and he kills her.

Money exchanged for the ability to sexually abuse to be blunt. Culminating with speculation that she was sold to sex traders by him for money or simply murdered so she wouldn't tell on him.

The mother would tell the school that Relisha was under the care of a "Dr. Tatum" and couldn't come to.school. I think the janitor/Dr may have contacted the school too but regardless the entire excuse should have sounded fishy to the school.

Not certain why he killed his wife. Many years of on again off again relationship with both of them spending substantial time in prison for drugs and related offenses. Homelessness for both and general instability.

Maybe she did threaten to report and this situation was enough that he killed her, himself & Relisha? Child molesters don't do well in jail. There has been speculation that the sex traders killed them both but Tatum was seen purchasing the bags and other tools to potentially hide Relisha's body.

I never understood how the mother wasn't charged with something.Everyone wanted to blame the school but she lied for weeks at a time, set in fake drs notes etc and sold her kid to the janitor.

+1 I hope she never got her other kids back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people thought that the mom regularly let relisha go with the janitor in exchange for money. She missed a ton of school and the family would tell the school she was with the janitor. Janitors wife finds out and he kills her.

Money exchanged for the ability to sexually abuse to be blunt. Culminating with speculation that she was sold to sex traders by him for money or simply murdered so she wouldn't tell on him.

The mother would tell the school that Relisha was under the care of a "Dr. Tatum" and couldn't come to.school. I think the janitor/Dr may have contacted the school too but regardless the entire excuse should have sounded fishy to the school.

Not certain why he killed his wife. Many years of on again off again relationship with both of them spending substantial time in prison for drugs and related offenses. Homelessness for both and general instability.

Maybe she did threaten to report and this situation was enough that he killed her, himself & Relisha? Child molesters don't do well in jail. There has been speculation that the sex traders killed them both but Tatum was seen purchasing the bags and other tools to potentially hide Relisha's body.

I never understood how the mother wasn't charged with something.Everyone wanted to blame the school but she lied for weeks at a time, set in fake drs notes etc and sold her kid to the janitor.

+1 I hope she never got her other kids back.

She didn't. https://www.insideedition.com/six-years-on-family-of-relisha-rudd-still-has-many-unanswered-questions-about-8-year-olds-58704

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So the grandmother left Shamika and her siblings in foster care until they aged out? Now she's around?

From my work with families involved with CPS, that's pretty common.

It sounded like the younger sister and brother did well in foster care, but Shamika had special
needs and ended up in institutional placements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the grandmother left Shamika and her siblings in foster care until they aged out? Now she's around?

From my work with families involved with CPS, that's pretty common.

It sounded like the younger sister and brother did well in foster care, but Shamika had special
needs and ended up in institutional placements.

Apparently history repeating itself with Shamika’s surviving children. 2 doing okay, 1 hard to place. It’s a tragic cycle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the grandmother left Shamika and her siblings in foster care until they aged out? Now she's around?

From my work with families involved with CPS, that's pretty common.

Really? Thank you for responding. Ugh. It's the reverse of being a helicopter parent.

I must be naive and sheltered because if the government took my kids I would work night and day to get them back. Not only because the pain would be unbearable but because the instability of foster care can't be good even if certain foster parents are good. Complete adoption is different to me and several friends have adopted and those kids are leading a life with continuity and predictability.

If had an addiction or other illness that took up all my time so I couldn't parent or provide at a minimal level then maybe ? but Shamika's mom hasn't shown that in the podcast yet. I am far from a perfect parent but no one is going to love and care about my kids the way I do as their mom.

[Anonymous]

New episode of the podcast is up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the grandmother left Shamika and her siblings in foster care until they aged out? Now she's around?

From my work with families involved with CPS, that's pretty common.

It sounded like the younger sister and brother did well in foster care, but Shamika had special
needs and ended up in institutional placements.

Apparently history repeating itself with Shamika’s surviving children. 2 doing okay, 1 hard to place. It’s a tragic cycle.

It’s the orchid/weed theory of human development. Some people are born with more resilient brains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New episode of the podcast is up.

There is? Or you mean the one from 2/4?