‘You can make a difference:’ More than 250 crowd Bexar County Courthouse, vow to fight child abuse
Bexar County Children’s Court Associate Judge Kimberly Burley speaks at a ceremony Friday at at the Bexar County Courthouse to recognize the 13 local child deaths that occurred last year and mark the start of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.A bell tolled 14 times Friday under blue skies to remember the children lost last year to violence in Bexar County, as elected officials, advocates and community members pledged to make San Antonio safer.
Thirteen local children died of child abuse and neglect but organizers rang a bell one more time for those who may have been missed. More than 250 people marked the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month on the steps of the historic Bexar County Courthouse to listen to elected officials, law enforcement leaders and volunteers with Child Advocates San Antonio, known as CASA, and two chapters of Guardians of the Children, whose motorcyle-riding members work with abused children.They took turns addressing the need for everyone in San Antonio and Bexar County to act, to alert authorities if they witness a child in distress.
Every child needs to be safe, and not just at home, said CASA President and CEO Angela White, who marveled at the event’s attendance, stating, “This community cares. That’s all you need to see.”Children’s Court and its numerous specialty courts and dockets have helped chip away at the numbers of children taken from parents by the state — a sometimes necessary but drastic outcome that has decreased over the years, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said.
The San Antonio and Von Ormy chapters of the Guardians of the Children brought nearly 100 of their members.
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