Measure Aimed At Protecting Social Workers
POSTED: 10:05 am EST February 8,
2007
UPDATED: 10:09 am EST February 8,
2007
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing a bill intended to take some of the risk out of what they say can be one of the nation's most dangerous jobs.The bill is in reaction to the murder of a Kentucky child welfare worker during a home visitBoni Frederick was stabbed and beaten when she took a 10-month-old boy to his mother's house for a visit near Henderson in western Kentucky in October 2006.
Her death focused attention on the risks social workers face in volatile situations and created a groundswell of support for what's being called the Boni Bill.The legislation was introduced Wednesday.It would equip all state social workers with two-way radios equipped with panic buttons.It also would require that supervised visits between birth parents and their abused or neglected children take place in neutral locations.
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- November 10, 2006: Slain Social Worker's Daughter Calls For Reform
- October 27, 2006: Terrell: Luttrell Acted Alone In Social Worker Killing
- October 26, 2006: AP: Man Admits Killing Social Worker
- October 25, 2006: Slain Social Worker's Family Calls For Change
- October 20, 2006: Baby Found Safe; Couple Under Arrest
- October 17, 2006: Group Wants Better Protection For Social Workers
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