Zigner
Senior Member, Non-Attorney
Ok, now I HAVE to ask. What, EXACTLY, did this neighbor say?
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neighbor gave bad review to foster agency
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Ok, now I HAVE to ask. What, EXACTLY, did this neighbor say?
There isn't really anything you can do about the neighbor from a legal standpoint. You don't know that it was him. All you have right now is the idea that SOMEONE slandered you.
As another poster above me said, go through the appeal process and see what happens. It can't hurt.
As another poster above me said, go through the appeal process and see what happens. It can't hurt.
mistoffolees
Senior Member
How do you know that? I'm sure that they didn't give you copies of his interview.
Frankly, you're not showing the kind of character I would expect from a foster parent. You're more concerned about being vindictive and "I'm always right" than in being able to help kids. The person who reported against you may have been entirely right.
I'd suggest that you drop the idea of fostering kids until you learn that kids come first - and your selfish need to be right is far, far down the list.
Zigner
Senior Member, Non-Attorney
No, all he has is the idea that somebody make a less-than-flattering report. That is a far cry from slander.
It might not be the neighbor you think it is, either.
In a case that escalated through several years, created turmoil among a group of neighbors, it was only after two neighbors moved out that the instigator was identified.
Turned out the neighbor everyone was accusing of giving bad information to different investigators had not been the one saying anything. It was the next door neighbor to them.
Rather than give a specific name, request a recheck of the review information to ensure the information is correct.
In a case that escalated through several years, created turmoil among a group of neighbors, it was only after two neighbors moved out that the instigator was identified.
Turned out the neighbor everyone was accusing of giving bad information to different investigators had not been the one saying anything. It was the next door neighbor to them.
Rather than give a specific name, request a recheck of the review information to ensure the information is correct.
Wouldn't it be interesting if all the agency said is that someone gave you a poor recommendation to see how you responded?
You know... would you be calm and responsive or, I don't know, do something crackjob like going off on a neighborhood wide witch hunt so that you could get someone's spouse to intimidate a person into changing a story?
Does that sound like the proper adversity coping tools a good foster parent would have?
I would also recommend AGAINST witness intimidation. Felonies make it very hard to get good jobs.
You know... would you be calm and responsive or, I don't know, do something crackjob like going off on a neighborhood wide witch hunt so that you could get someone's spouse to intimidate a person into changing a story?
Does that sound like the proper adversity coping tools a good foster parent would have?
I would also recommend AGAINST witness intimidation. Felonies make it very hard to get good jobs.
stealth2
Under the Radar Member
I've been pondering this thread since it first popped up, and I have to say this...
I think there are very few situations where reasonable people would deliberately screw someone's ability to help children in need. I really do believe that. Someone who is already a foster parent... I just can't see them screwing a kid over just because they don't personally like you. As a result, I have to believe that there is something legitimate that this neighbor (if he even IS the one they talked to) has an issue with.
I think there are very few situations where reasonable people would deliberately screw someone's ability to help children in need. I really do believe that. Someone who is already a foster parent... I just can't see them screwing a kid over just because they don't personally like you. As a result, I have to believe that there is something legitimate that this neighbor (if he even IS the one they talked to) has an issue with.