alice409
Sep 1, 2010, 08:55 AM
In 2005 I had a physical altercation with my daughter outside my home. The Division of Youth and Family Services wqas involved. Yes, I did abuse her. I regret that everyday of my life. I was going through a very bad time in my life. I wasn't aware I was suffering with bipolar disordeer and depression and seisures due to a "malformation of my brain during conception" as one doctor told me. I was cxrazy at that time I do admit. I don't want to excuse what I did. It was wrong! My daughter was never taken away from me and put in a foster home. I was never charged with any criminal act. My entire family went for therapy for over a year. My remained in the home with me.
I received a letter sometime after the incident stating child abuse was substantiated. I was told I appealeld it and was found to be at fault. I don't have aproblem with the findings. My issue is that for over fifteen years I have workwed in the child care business with an impeccable record. My name was placed on the rnational child abuse registry because of the incident relating to my daughter. I don't feel that I should be denied the privilege of working with children because of a terrible mistake I made in the past. I love working with children. Even after I received a letter stating the incident was substantiated I continued to work with children. I didn't withohold the information from my prospective employers. They were aware of the situation as soon as I was hired. I knew it would come up once I filled in the CARI form. I had three jobs in private day care centers since the 2005 incident. I wan not denied employment.
However, I was 'laid off' immediately from my current job once it received a letter from the Office of Licensing, a divion of DYFS (Division of Youth and Family Services). I do not fault my job from doing what the law requires them to do. I just want to go back to work.
My question(s) are: If I can work for day care centers even after child abuse charges were substantiated against, why not now? Why did they wait so long to process the paperwork while I continue to work in the child care business? If I were a danger to children, why didn't DYFS prevent me from working with children all these years? Why now? I'm a fifty-three year old woman who is in limbo. I don't have a degree. I want to complete my degree in the Early Childhood Education. I can't pursue my educational endeavors if I'm prevented from working with children. I have over 25 certificates earned working in the early childhood environment. Al of that training will go to waste. I don't know what to do.
I know it's difficult to get your name off the registry once it's on there. However, I would like to try to have my name removed from it.
I received a letter sometime after the incident stating child abuse was substantiated. I was told I appealeld it and was found to be at fault. I don't have aproblem with the findings. My issue is that for over fifteen years I have workwed in the child care business with an impeccable record. My name was placed on the rnational child abuse registry because of the incident relating to my daughter. I don't feel that I should be denied the privilege of working with children because of a terrible mistake I made in the past. I love working with children. Even after I received a letter stating the incident was substantiated I continued to work with children. I didn't withohold the information from my prospective employers. They were aware of the situation as soon as I was hired. I knew it would come up once I filled in the CARI form. I had three jobs in private day care centers since the 2005 incident. I wan not denied employment.
However, I was 'laid off' immediately from my current job once it received a letter from the Office of Licensing, a divion of DYFS (Division of Youth and Family Services). I do not fault my job from doing what the law requires them to do. I just want to go back to work.
My question(s) are: If I can work for day care centers even after child abuse charges were substantiated against, why not now? Why did they wait so long to process the paperwork while I continue to work in the child care business? If I were a danger to children, why didn't DYFS prevent me from working with children all these years? Why now? I'm a fifty-three year old woman who is in limbo. I don't have a degree. I want to complete my degree in the Early Childhood Education. I can't pursue my educational endeavors if I'm prevented from working with children. I have over 25 certificates earned working in the early childhood environment. Al of that training will go to waste. I don't know what to do.
I know it's difficult to get your name off the registry once it's on there. However, I would like to try to have my name removed from it.