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Copley trustees want boy, 13, to leave group home
By Bruce F. Griffin
Special to the Beacon Journal
Published on Friday, Nov 06, 2009
COPLEY TWP.: Copley Township trustees might ask for the removal of a 13-year-old boy from a group home after police responded to repeated complaints about unruly behavior.
Trustees said they plan to ask the Blick Clinic, Akron operator of the group home, to remove the boy, one of two children living there with staff members.
Police Chief Michael Mier said police have been called to the Keystone Boulevard home 10 times in the last three weeks.
The chief said all of the calls stem from the boy's behavior.
Nearly two dozen residents attended this week's trustee meeting to express concern about the facility.
Jennifer Brown, the agency's director of residential services, said internal changes already have been made to address problems at the home.
She said concerns raised by residents will be addressed, but she would not say whether the boy would be removed.
The latest incident occurred Saturday when the 13-year-old walked away from the facility, prompting a call to police.
Vernon Ingersoll, who lives with his wife, Jackie, across the street from the home, said he watched as police handcuffed the boy.
Brown said the staff is working with the boy, who is having difficulty adjusting to life in the group home.
''This isn't the rockiest transition that I've had, but it's pretty close,'' she said. ''We will get this under control. I wish it was already.''
The group home's staff consists of two workers during the day and one at night, Brown said.
David Varacelli of Keystone Boulevard said the group home is ''creating chaos in the neighborhood.''
The Blick Clinic was started in 1969 by the parents of children with developmental disabilities. It now has 192 employees and provides services for more than 1,200 clients annually.
COPLEY TWP.: Copley Township trustees might ask for the removal of a 13-year-old boy from a group home after police responded to repeated complaints about unruly behavior.
Trustees said they plan to ask the Blick Clinic, Akron operator of the group home, to remove the boy, one of two children living there with staff members.
Police Chief Michael Mier said police have been called to the Keystone Boulevard home 10 times in the last three weeks.
The chief said all of the calls stem from the boy's behavior.
Nearly two dozen residents attended this week's trustee meeting to express concern about the facility.
Jennifer Brown, the agency's director of residential services, said internal changes already have been made to address problems at the home.
She said concerns raised by residents will be addressed, but she would not say whether the boy would be removed.
The latest incident occurred Saturday when the 13-year-old walked away from the facility, prompting a call to police.
Vernon Ingersoll, who lives with his wife, Jackie, across the street from the home, said he watched as police handcuffed the boy.
Brown said the staff is working with the boy, who is having difficulty adjusting to life in the group home.
''This isn't the rockiest transition that I've had, but it's pretty close,'' she said. ''We will get this under control. I wish it was already.''
The group home's staff consists of two workers during the day and one at night, Brown said.
David Varacelli of Keystone Boulevard said the group home is ''creating chaos in the neighborhood.''
The Blick Clinic was started in 1969 by the parents of children with developmental disabilities. It now has 192 employees and provides services for more than 1,200 clients annually.
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Akron's downward sprial ~ Rips my Heart out , oh
Posted 07:17 AM, 11/06/2009
Patience my friends ~ Patience
Waponi , Wu
Posted 05:13 PM, 11/06/2009
Duct tape my friends, duct tape.
Akron, OH
Posted 10:18 AM, 11/11/2009
Dan Street my friends - DAN STREET! The ungrateful little punk doesn't realize nor appreciate the effort these people are putting forth to try to give him a better life, so show him how bad it could get!
