Some child welfare workers in Texas say they’re quitting over a new directive that allows abuse investigations into parents of transgender kids.
“We cannot tell parents in Texas what kind of medical care constitutes are child abuse, that’s for doctors, and that’s for parents,” the family’s attorney, Ian Pittman with Jorgeson Pittman Law Firm, told CBS 11 reporter Alexis Wainwright last month.Retired SMU Economist Says Plan To Release Extra 1 Million Barrels Of Oil Per Day Won't Have Huge Impact On Gas Prices
“Any investigation into a family like this will find that no child abuse occurred. Just having an agent of the state knock on your door, pull your kids out of school, that in itself is terrorizing,” Pittman said. It’s unclear how many investigators have left in protest. But two tell The Associated Press that the cases have been given special treatment internally.The CBS DFW team is a group of experienced journalists who along with our many CBS 11 reporters, bring you content on CBSDFW.com.
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