Rotherham Foster Carers

@mrs_teapot wrote:

Before a couple can become foster parents they have to go through a rigorous selection process… they obviously did that,,, and were accepted.

They have fostered many kids over the years one of whom they had for 4 years…. when Social Services received an anonymous call about the couples political persuasions…why didn’t they judge purely on the development and happiness of the children? they do regular reports dont they?….

The couples records state them as exemplary foster parents and that the children were doing well ….. it was stated the baby was thriving and the other two were happy…. politics should have been secondary here….. the only thing that mattered was the well being of the kids…. the result is the siblings are now split up…. the very worst and most traumatic result for them….. such a shame

Excellent post Mrs T. =D>

@kent f OBE wrote:

So from me not allowed an opinion it’s gone to me shutting up…I mean stfu…
You serious? After all your little digs?

Let’s face it, you NEVER get abusive do you?

@kent f OBE wrote:

Now stop being an arse Terry, argue with sense and facts if you so wish, put your opinion across like an adult and not use the same excuse like a spoilt brat

:roll:

@terry wrote:

@mrs_teapot wrote:

Before a couple can become foster parents they have to go through a rigorous selection process… they obviously did that,,, and were accepted.

They have fostered many kids over the years one of whom they had for 4 years…. when Social Services received an anonymous call about the couples political persuasions…why didn’t they judge purely on the development and happiness of the children? they do regular reports dont they?….

The couples records state them as exemplary foster parents and that the children were doing well ….. it was stated the baby was thriving and the other two were happy…. politics should have been secondary here….. the only thing that mattered was the well being of the kids…. the result is the siblings are now split up…. the very worst and most traumatic result for them….. such a shame

Excellent post Mrs T. =D>

I agree with a lot of what you have stated, Mrs T. I think the foster parents are blameless (they believe what they believe just like the rest of us) even if i disagree with their politics. And they obviously have a heightened sense of civic duty. But i can’t blame the council for being sensitive to the issue once they became aware of it. Should they been more diligent and employed a more rigorous selection process before placing the children? Perhaps. Have the foster parents been exemplary? I have no evidence to the contrary.

But I can’t detach myself from considering the cultural and ethnic needs of the children anymore than I could to their health or educational needs. We’re greater than the sum of our parts, but all our parts contribute to our happiness and wellbeing. We can’t employ an exact science here, and like Jen-Jen said, once the council became aware, they were in an unenviable precarious position.

I can’t blame the council for acting on anonymous tips, though.

@terry wrote:

@rusty trawler wrote:

I think the foster parents are blameless (they believe what they believe just like the rest of us) even if i disagree with their politics.

I don’t think this is a debate about your political beliefs and which party you agree or disagree with. The same could be said about Thacker who clearly doesn’t like UKIP and has decided to make an issue of it. She has to go. Simple as.

Sorry, Terry, I have a bad habit of not making myself clear. I was stating that I don’t necessarily share their political beliefs, and that their political beliefs would make me question their suitability as foster parents for these particular children. I was also highlighting the point that I don’t necessarily think they are bad people, just that our beliefs will often preclude us from doing things. I would be very sceptical about accepting a lift from an unrecoverd alcoholic but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are drunk.