With the board of supervisors poised to discuss proposals to overhaul the embattled child welfare agency, questions linger over whether county leaders knew about controversial practice
Santa Clara County Social Services Agency Director Dan Little, right, gives a presentation with Damion Wright, second from right, director of the Department of Family and Children’s Services, defending their family preservation policies during a Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 19, 2023.
The controversy comes on the eve of a crucial meeting Tuesday of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, who will reviewthe county’s child welfare system that a new analysis estimates could come with a $22 million annual price tag. “It’s time to move past gaslighting and scapegoating,” Arenas said. “Our county had policies, practices, and trainings focused on including abusers in the investigative interviews of children who report abuse and neglect. As we make changes to our child welfare system to improve safety, an honest accounting is a necessary starting place.”
Within five days, by March 20, the instruction to include “alleged perpetrator” parents in children’s interviews disappeared from the publicly available policy website.Judge: San Jose father should stand trial for baby Phoenix’s fentanyl overdose
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