First CPS Seizure Over Obesity Places 200 Pound Third-Grader in Foster Care

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November 28, 2011

COMMENT: The AP version of this story notes the following CPS precedent: “The case is the first state officials can recall of a child being put in foster care strictly for a weight-related issue.” While this may be an extreme case, look where the trend is headed…

An eight-year-old Ohio boy who weighs more than 200 pounds was taken from his family last month and placed in foster care after social workers said his mother was not doing enough to control his weight, The Plain Dealer reported.

The third grader is considered severely obese by the standards of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, putting him at risk of developing diseases like diabetes and hypertension.

The boy was taken out of his home on Oct. 19, according to The Plain Dealer. He is currently in foster care, and his mother can see him once a week for two hours.

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She also said she was trying to help him lose weight. “Of course I love him. Of course I want him to lose weight. It’s a lifestyle change, and they are trying to make it seem like I am not embracing that. It is very hard, but I am trying.”

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This article was posted: Monday, November 28, 2011 at 11:49 am

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