Do You Think The Parent Should Be Held Responsible Too?

[Sugaree]

I spoke with someone yesterday and she is licensed and has been licensed for the last ten years she has owned it. She co owned it and bought it out fro the other owner awhile back.

This part is hearsay, but according to many, the family is out for somone get punished, but they say they are not pushing for the suit, which no one believes. Everyone in the town is keeping quiet, because the family is well known, but the provider and county social service woman are also well known and very loved in the community. A lot of parents at the daycare are very upset because they lost there daycare and they loved it there from what I have heard. They don't want the provider to take the fall, but again this is just what I have heard from a few of the families I know.

If she's licensed and was under ratio, then I can't see a reason for the neglect charges against the provider. Nor can I see any reason for which the parents bear any responsibility. I think there is something that we're not hearing.

[Play Care]

If she's licensed and was under ratio, then I can't see a reason for the neglect charges against the provider. Nor can I see any reason for which the parents bear any responsibility. I think there is something that we're not hearing.

I think it's going to come down to what were she and her assistant doing while at the pool. Were they clearly supervising the kids and doing head counts every 15-20 minutes? Were the kids on a buddy system? Or were they sunning themselves while chatting, etc.

When I've taken my own kids to the lake we seem to go at the same time a school aged camp is there. The workers split - some usually stand at the edge of the lake clearly watching the kids, and others are with the non swimmers supervising them. Every so many minutes they have the kids come out and physically do a head count and have the kids verbally confirm who their "buddy" is. If this was a similar situation - I think they are going to have a hard time getting charges to stick.

Child death in care usually = lynch mob mentality.