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FBI investigates Anadarko baby’s death at school

BY MICHAEL KIMBALL    Comments Comment on this article5
Published: November 5, 2009

ANADARKO — The body of a newborn found Monday was under a bed in a dormitory at Riverside Indian School, federal authorities said.

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The FBI is investigating the infant’s death because it’s on federal land, but authorities have not determined whether criminal charges will be pursued and no arrests have been made, bureau Special Agent Gary Johnson said.

The infant’s juvenile mother remained hospitalized Wednesday with issues related to the birth, Johnson said. Authorities have not said whether they think the mother or anyone else played a role in the death.

The state medical examiner’s office has not ruled on a cause or manner of death, Johnson said.

The school, administered by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, referred questions about the incident to a Washington-based spokeswoman who declined to comment.

Riverside is one of two BIA-operated boarding schools left in Oklahoma, according to The Oklahoman Archives.

It has about 800 students, its Web site states.

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So then the video made of a boss dancing inappropiately with a student was fake as well as the documentations of him taking female students to his office alone. The new Nike shoes that my husband brought home and nike bags as well as tables and chairs were just a figment of my imagination. The phone calls in the middle of the night from female students to his phone was also just a dream and all other stories conjured up and told after he got off of work were just for amusement. You may have went there but had the innocence of childhood and doesn't mean you saw and knew all. I am sure you hate to think that could happen but it does and is very common, especially with kids from reservations that are used to being manipulated. Sorry for causing ill feelings and if what I saw and was told is a lie then by all means I will be the first to apologize.
- Nov 10, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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No the fbi does not need to investigate the school! I went there for 2 years and there are not people sleeping with the students and stealing things! There are so many ways to sneak around that school. Most of the kids that go to that school are from the RESERVATIONS and dont really have much and they are the ones stealing! And you obviously dont know whats going on at that school!
michaela, norman - Nov 6, 2009 at 5:03 pm
The FBI needs to investigate this school through and through. Having been married to a worker that is still employed with them I am aware of all that was happening in that school. They need to research all the computers plus phone records and computers of workers. There are people working there sleeping with students, providing drugs to the students, as well as stealing their property as well as goverment property. It is sad that a situation like this had to happen but at least it did and hopefully those who shouldn't be there will be removed and those kids may come to know a normal lifestyle.
- Nov 6, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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Slightly off-topic, but do you people realize that Tom Coburn is personally holding up veterans benefits on an anonymous hold? What is with this guy? First, he pimps for his roommate Ensign, now, according to the Marine Corps' Times, he's denying medical care for veterans because he thinks the benefits are too generous.
Please call him and tell him to get his priorities straight - less money to bribe his buddy's mistress; more money to give vets necessary medical care.
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/11/military_veteransbill_coburnhold_110309w/
- Nov 5, 2009 at 12:17 am
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