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Oct 1 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Friday evening. It's been quite a week. Looking forward to the weekend.
Earlier this week I gave a talk to a social work class about the juvenile officer system in Missouri.
On Wednesday, I spent 6 hours in the budget committee hearing on a tax cut that will put a $2b-no, $7b-then $2b again- tax cut.
Also on Wednesday, @RobVescovo tweeted #shutdownagape but wouldn't commit to a hearing on #HB15.
Thursday morning, I held a press conference to demand residential facilities that care for children, even religious ones, be licensed.
Then we went into session to pass the tax cut where we threw out half of the work we did at Wednesday's budget hearing.
After that, @clemens_doug and I traveled to speak to the Howard County Democratic club dinner.
Friday afternoon we gave a great talk to the Benton County Democratic club.
Then this evening, @Manring4MO127, one of the great #dirtroaddemocrats, gave us a tour of Stockton.
We ended the evening with a good talk to the Cedar County Democratic club. No photos, but @KathrynLourrie will have a great article up soon, with pictures.

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Oct 1
Please look at this documentation from Agape Boarding School describing this incident. A whole lotta stuff wrong here. This situation, described as "restraint", is abuse. In black and white. 🧵
It starts by saying Robert is "belligerent" without specifying what he did that was wrong. Was he mouthing off? What did he say? "belligerent" is a subjective term, the documentation should not be so subjective. But that's just the start.
He was "on the wall" during "free time". From what I've heard, "on the wall" means he had to stand against the wall without speaking. Doesn't sound like free time to me.
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Sep 26
Agape update before today's hearing at 3:00 which will determine whether the Attorney General can dismiss the lawsuit and file a new one.
The AG filed a motion to dismiss "without prejudice", which would mean that they would throw out this lawsuit and file a new one. A new one has already been filed as 22CD-CV00413.
The problem is, Supreme Court rule says the plaintiff can move to dismiss a case without prejudice only up to the point where evidence was introduced.

Both parties agree that the trial started on September 12 and evidence was introduced.
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Sep 24
So this thing with Agape Boarding School closing and reopening under a new name has me wondering, how are they license-exempt? @DSS_Missouri please take note.
210.516 lays out exemptions from license for a residential care facility, which is "a facility providing twenty-four-hour care in a group setting to children who are unrelated to the person operating the facility and who are unattended by a parent or guardian." under 210.481.
Links to statutes since that tweet got too long:
210.481 Definitions: revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSectio…
210.516 Exemptions: revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSectio…
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Sep 20
So the Attorney General has filed a request to amend his petition for injunctive relief against Agape.

While this is a positive development, survivors and those who care about them should be prepared for what comes next.
The judge doesn't have to grant leave to amend the petition. If he refuses, the case proceeds on the first amended petition, which is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday 9/21.
But if he does, Agape will be given time to respond to the amended petition.

Court rule allows for 30 days to respond to a petition. I would be surprised if the judge doesn't cut this down.

But I DON'T THINK AGAPE WILL CLOSE THIS WEEK.
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Sep 19
Thank you, @clarabatess @MO_Independent for this important story. Missouri Children's Division has long had problems and is in desperate need. Unfortunately, the children and families of Missouri suffer when Children's Division can't do a good job.
I'll start by stating that I commend current leadership for their attempts to fix problems. I have been pleased with the leadership of @RobertKnodell and @DarrellMissey, who each took their positions within the past year. But as was said a year ago, it is a "system under duress."
In October of last year, Kelly Schultz called Children's Division an "agency in duress." A month after she spoke truth to power, she lost her position as Director of the Office of Child Advocate. missouriindependent.com/2021/11/17/gov…
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Sep 12
Ozark Horizons School is run by the Missouri Department of Education as a Missouri School for the Severely Disabled. dese.mo.gov/special-educat…
To my knowledge, Missouri is the only state that has a system of schools for the severely disabled, which are a system of schools that segregate students with disabilities. dese.mo.gov/special-educat…
The IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act), which is a federal statute, states that students with disabilities are to be educated in the "least restrictive environment" (LRE). law.cornell.edu/wex/least_rest…
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