On 3/29/2023, at 701 a.m., DHS placement client, walked on the hallway where (staff) were sitting on the hallway monitoring other clients. walked over to one side of chair looking for her walkie talkie, then he went to the other side of and plucked her in the head. stands up, stating to “boy leave me alone”. reaches up to pluck again and she reacted quickly by yelling stop and hitting in the face with the clipboard. then continue to walk toward she extended her arm to keep him away from her by using a little push. reported that she accidentally hit with the clipboard while trying to prevent him from plucking her. A report was completed and the report was only documented and awaiting review from a supervisor to determine if the report will be accepted or not. The referral number is [REDACTED].
Corrective action plan: was suspended immediately due to pending investigation.
Licensing Specialist: Clayton DeBoer.
Regulations out of compliance: 109.1.g – Unprofessional conduct in the practice of child welfare activities shall include, but not limited to the following: Engaging in behavior that could be viewed as sexual, dangerous, exploitative, or physically harmful to children.