People v. White

There are 13 children in the White family and 5 of them are retarded.

We deal here with three of those children: Danny, George, and Paul—all severely ánd profoundly mentally retarded.

They were found to be neglected minors as to their education, were made wards of the court, had their custody placed with the Illinois Department of Mental Health and were placed in private licensed facilities.

We affirm.

Procedural History

In 1978, Danny and George White were found to be neglected minors as to their education and were made wards of the court pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979,…