tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post1971705048624183749..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: Ed Balls on Khyra IshaqCarlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-85748405694236457962010-02-27T06:57:44.350+00:002010-02-27T06:57:44.350+00:00So, Khyra had a brother who attended school and th...So, Khyra had a brother who attended school and that still wasn't enough to help her. Sigh. The logical conclusion of all this is that someone from social services should visit a home educating family at at least one mealtime per day and observe the children. Or preferably, they should have a camera installed in the home of every HE family. But of course, the person whose job it is to watch the footage will probably be off to the toilet at the crucial point where a child is mistreated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-19261997143581060752010-02-26T23:19:12.470+00:002010-02-26T23:19:12.470+00:00Under present homicide laws I don't see how th...Under present homicide laws I don't see how they could have continued to prosecute a murder charge http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/h_to_k/homicide_murder_and_manslaughter/Fiona Nicholson, Education Otherwisehttp://twitter.com/fionajnicholsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-54622138973587080712010-02-26T11:54:12.134+00:002010-02-26T11:54:12.134+00:00At any other time the prosecution would have pushe...At any other time the prosecution would have pushed the murder charge, possibly leading to a lengthy trial and closer scrutiny of the facts, including the irrelevance of home education.<br /><br />By accepting the manslaughter plea, the facts have been swept under the carpet and the government have a great story about how more regulation of HE is required.<br /><br />This smells of political interference; the prosecution caved-in in order to allow the authorities to make a big splash with this story in time for the Lords debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-89255874145806738812010-02-26T08:23:52.770+00:002010-02-26T08:23:52.770+00:00“On the evidence before the court I can only concl...“On the evidence before the court I can only conclude that in all probability had there been an adequate initial assessment and proper adherence by the educational welfare services to its guidance, [Khyra] would not have died.” So quoth the judge.<br /><br />Only the officials at fault are making this out to be a home ed problem, even though the judge stated it could have been sorted out if CURRENT guidance had been properly followed.<br /><br />Balls disgusts meClover_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713899939303692038noreply@blogger.com