Not long ago a search of residents rooms and persons turned up a number of crude weapons called shanks. The Connecticut Juvenile Training School administration went into Keystone Cops mode; making statements but bumping into one another due to indecision about what to do. Finally, the powers that be made a decision that can be ranked among the finest in history-giving reisdents (where shanks were found) a pizza party two days after finding weapons.
Now, we fast forward to a situation in building # 4 where a shank was found by a resident. A search of persons and rooms were conducted and residents dealt with appropriately. However, a clinical decision was made to allow several residents to go off grounds on a trip the next day. It seems as if magical thinking by clinical staff et al. has no regard for safety of Youth Services Officers and seeks tolook after the mental well being of residents. Well, there is nothing like magical thinking on the DCF Plantation.
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