Should More Be Done in the Iowa Juvenile Home Isolation Case?: Iowa Patch Poll

A number of girls were being kept in isolation rooms in the state Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo, but Gov. Terry Branstad didn't appear to be too concerned about pursuing any criminal action, an investigative story by the Des Moines Register revealed.

Branstad said at his weekly news conference that corrective action had been taken.

“I think the department has taken the appropriate corrective action,” Branstad said according to the Des Moines Register. “The person in charge of the juvenile home has been replaced.”

While in the cells, girls were given packets of worksheets to complete instead of instruction, Disability Rights Iowa alleged, according to an AP report from Ohama.com.

The organization said that it will file a complaint against Iowa's Department of Human Services alleging that children kept in those cells were denied education thus violating the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.

While Branstad seems to believe the matter has been taken care of Nathan Kirstein, an investigator with Disability Rights Iowa, said their investigation of the matter has just begun.

“There are significant changes that still need to occur,” said Kirstein reported by Ohama.com. “There still is no independent body or government agency that oversees what DHS is doing at this facility. This is not the end. It's only the beginning.”

Was replacing the head of the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo enough? Or should more be done. Tell us in the comments.