New Allegations Reported at the Corpus Christi State School
March 21st, 2009Austin, Texas – Late this afternoon, Representative Abel Herrero (D-Robstown) was notified of new allegations of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation at the Corpus Christi State School. In response, Rep. Herrero released the following statement:
“Based on initial information, it is confirmed that there have been new allegations of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation incidents involving incitement to fight between residents. If these allegations are proven true, I’m gravely disappointed that agency officials have been ineffective in properly addressing these dire circumstances. The general public, especially state school residents, are demanding agency officials to be more diligent, proactive and effective in ridding our state schools, once and for all, of these atrocities. By only acting when new allegations arise or solely relying on others to report abuse, the state fails to effectively deal with the root of the problem and uphold its responsibility to prevent further abuse. The state must exhaust every available resource and infinite amount of energy to ensure the safety and well-being of our most vulnerable population.” – Abel Herrero