Technorati Tags: Swastika,kids,health,worker,Canada,custody,news,CTVNews,False,True,subtitle,children,teachings,father,television,friends,Internet,Both,girl,Winnipeg,attention,services,incident,Social,workers,lawyer,client,beliefs,Under,Manitoba,parents,younger[It appears that the parents of the "Swastika kids" are now separated, and each one wants sole custody.]
Swastika kids' health at risk, social worker testifies
A social worker testified Thursday that there were health concerns for two young children beyond the white supremacist teachings they were allegedly being given by their parents. The social worker said that the younger child would be kept in a dirty diaper all day long and that his father would ignore the children to watch television or talk to friends over the Internet.
The social worker also testified that the parents, who are now separated, showed up at their child's school smelling of alcohol, according to school officials.
Both parents have asked for sole custody of the children. The girl's biological father says he doesn't want the stepfather to have custody of either child.
The Winnipeg case has come to national attention after it was heard that one of the children, a girl, once arrived at school with a swastika written on her body.
The girl and her younger brother were taken from the family by provincial child services officials last year after the schooling incident.
Social workers have testified that the parents taught the girl to hate black people and other minorities.
The lawyer for the father of the young boy has argued that his client's racist beliefs are not a child custody issue. The mother has argued the same thing.
Under Manitoba law, neither the witnesses nor the family can be identified.
