Whoa.. this is as shitty as how indigenous Americans in the US and Canada were treated, what with the "American Indian Schools" that sought to "civilize" the children..

Fuck.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 4 points 4 days ago

Residential schools are our greatest shame here in Canada.

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 10 points 4 days ago

Keira says the questions she was asked included: "Who is Mother Teresa?" and "How long does it take for the sun's rays to reach the Earth?".

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Keira adds that "they made me play with a doll and criticised me for not making enough eye contact".

[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Holy shit this is horrific

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20251123065405/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wlw2qj113o

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago

Chile welfare cases is tricky to gauge when the only source of information is from the parents who have lost their child. These articles pop up regularly in Norway and often involve refugee/immigrant parents. The spin here has the same flavour.

There is something to be said for the culture in the Nordic countries that gives more rights to children than most other places. Seems unlikely that a test alone is enough, but if so I agree that the policy seems faulty.

I have talked to child welfare workers and what they tell of their every day work experiences is a solutely horrible. The amount of neglect a day outright child endangerment is mind boggling. A three year old in my kids kindergarten acted out, and watching step father when picking up over a year made it all clear. But he is well within legal bounds, but I wish he never had any responsobility for a small child. Never saw the mother, but her taste in men is the asshole kind.