Shock email reveals carers in troubled town have NO control over kids after parents saw schoolboy chroming for hours on a park bench while his minder was glued to her phone
- Email revealed that carers don’t have control over kids they are looking after
- 15-year-old boy was spotted chroming for three hours while carer was on phone
- Chroming has become extremely common due to easy accessibility
- Act is still not illegal but there are calls to make it illegal due to health concerns
Carers in a troubled town have no control over the children they look after, a shock email has revealed.
It comes after a father watched on in horror as a woman sat on her phone while a 15-year-old boy chromed for almost three hours.
An email, obtained by The Townsville Bulletin, confirmed that carers in the town have absolutely no control of the children in their care.
‘We are not able to restrict their movements and we cannot stop them from leaving our residence or moving about in the community,’ CEO the company allegedly wrote.
Carers in a troubled town have no control over the children they look after, a shock email has revealed
The onlooker who captured the shocking scene, who does not want to be named, could not believe his eyes.
‘I was gobsmacked,’ the resident told the publication.
In the three-hour period, the resident said the supervisor sat at a picnic table scrolling through her phone, as the boy chromed using a large aerosol can, with his back to her.
Chroming, also known as sniffing, is an act in which adults and teenagers inhale poisonous fumes from deodorant, paint and glue.
It is another way to get ‘high’ and allows the individual to feel good for a few hours before it wears off.
There are serious health factors involved with chroming such as brain damage or suffocation when the chromers’ lungs stop working properly.
Chroming is not illegal under Queensland Police law. No penalty could be enforced on the woman, despite a history of chroming deaths.
Chroming, also known as sniffing, is an act in which adults and teenagers inhale poisonous fumes from deodorant, paint and glue (People chroming on the bus in Queensland)
‘The issue we have with chroming is that unfortunately it is not illegal. Again, we ask the State Government, make chroming illegal,’ Deputy Mayor of Brisbane, Krista Adams said on ABC Radio Brisbane.
Queensland’s Department of Youth Justice has found more teenagers were caught chroming in 2018 and 2017.
Child Protection and Investigation Unit officer-in-charge Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Miles said chroming was happening regularly around the city, with police encountering a daily interaction with someone effected by the substance.
He said juveniles take advantage of the cheap and easily accessible aerosols, but it is is often hard for police to detect whether they are affected.
‘The problem we have is there is no definite indicators, it’s not like alcohol where the effects can be long lasting,’ Sen-Sgt Miles said.
Daily Mail have contacted Child Safety Minister Di Farmer and the Department of Education for comment.
Chroming is not illegal under Queensland Police law. No penalty could be enforced on the woman, despite a history of chroming deaths