A group home for at-risk teenage girls may be shut down by the city because of repeated incidents involving Racine police.
The city Plan Commission will consider a proposal tonight to shutdown the Lydia Group home at 3131 Taylor Ave. (click for map) Sgt. William Macemeon, of the Racine Police Department, said in a report to the comission that third-shift police officers have responded to 17 complaints at the group home for runaways and disorderly conduct since Oct. 1. All of the complaints have involved the same three girls, ages 15, 15 and 13.
The group home is tied to the Milwaukee County Court System and the girls are supervised by Milwaukee County case workers. Even though the girls have violated the terms of their placement at the group home, their case workers and the head of the group have not requested that they be removed to a secured environment, Macemon said.
Assistant Police Chief Steve Hurley reported that he spoke with a supervisor at the group home and asked them to call Lt. Al Days to discuss a solution to the repeated calls to the facility. The supervisor had not contacted Days as of Oct. 23.
City staff is recommending the group home be closed. The Plan Commission is scheduled to vote on the proposal today at 4:15 p.m.
This is sad. The girls who are not causing the problems should not have to pay the price. Clearly these girls have enough problems to begin with. There must be a solution. The three that are causing the problems need to take responsibility.
ReplyDeletecontinuing problems at group home;girls fighting and being injured while staff watch and do nothing. how do I know? My daughter's there. While barricaded in her room because another girl hung up on a phone call between me and her 3 other girls busted the door down with onlooking staff. She was threatened by another girl with her outside counselor alongside her. I could go on but the long and short are we are looking for placement elsewhere. I love my daughter and she needs help with staff trained for youth with these problems and not pulling people off the streets. If courts recommend your child go here say find somewhere else!!!!!!!!!!!
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