Judge reprimands Windsor CAS on protective custody of young refugee.WINDSOR -- An Ontario judge strongly reprimanded the Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society
The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) is a private charitable organization based in New York City. for the lack of detail and lack of update of a care plan for a young Sudanese refugee when he dismissed the Society's motion for a continued protective order for the young man. Justice Sharman S Sharman is a surname, and may refer to
This court is subordinate in relationship to the "superior" courts. said it "is nothing short of remarkable," that the society had submitted the same care plan for the young man that it submitted more than one year ago when it originally sought to make him a ward of the Crown. As well, the judge said that not only does the care plan lack the details required by the Child and Family Services Child and family services are nonprofit organizations designed to better the well being of individuals who come from unfortunate situations, environmental or biological. Act, but it also has "no mention of services to remedy his 'paranoiac, assaultive' behaviour," nor does it mention services for his education, housing and daily living. Moreover, the judge noted that for most of the six-month wardship, the young refugee had been in jail as a result of ongoing criminal charges, but "no further detail is provided" by CAS, which the judge described as being "fundamentally incomprehensible to this court ...". The young Sudanese became a Crown Ward in the spring of 2004, initially for six months, because his parents were either deceased or their whereabouts where·a·bouts adv. About where; in, at, or near what location: Whereabouts do you live? n. (used with a sing. or pl. unknown. He has since refused to consent to continued protective custody An arrangement whereby a person is safeguarded by law enforcement authorities in a location other than the person's home because his or her safety is seriously threatened. of the Society, which prompted CAS to apply for a summary judgement Noun 1. summary judgement - a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law . In the hearing, his lawyer noted that the boy wanted to move to Toronto where he could be closer to a larger Sudanese community, where there are resources and interpreters. In fact, the only interpreters in Ontario who speak his native language of Dinka reside in Toronto. His counsel described him as feeling "persecuted" and his inability to communicate has caused a Significant degree of frustration for him, that "in no small measure, had contributed to" his numerous assault charges. In addition, he was unable to receive an education in the language he understood. Although the judge dismissed the motion for ongoing protective custody he allowed the status review application of the boy to remain outstanding. |
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