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I think CPS system is just broken: there are well intentioned people there but also busybodies that enjoy power but between the two, you end still end up with h

I think CPS system is just broken: there are well intentioned people there but also busybodies that enjoy power but between the two, you end still end up with horrific cases of kids dying from neglect with multiple reports. >"He would come and get a drink of water and then he would casually take his cup and throw it in the trash that was there where they dump their trays. And then you would see him digging through the garbage," Davis said. "At that point, if the little kid is hungry, I'm going to buy his lunch ticket." >Davis said she and a co-worker started paying for Gavin's lunch, despite being "advised" by school officials not to do so because the school wanted to encourage families in hardship to fill out a form for reduced or free lunch. Teachers and admin are mandatory reporters... >Over the course of several months, Davis said she and other cafeteria workers made multiple calls to school officials and the Utah Division of Child and Family Services to report their concerns. >"First we went through the channels. The head lunch lady knew what was going on. She said the principal had to take care of it. We reported it to the principal," Davis said, adding that later they also called DCFS directly. https://www.ksl.com/article/51077343/the-system-is-broken-cafeteria-worker-saw-disturbing-signs-before-death-of-12-year-old-boy https://www.ksl.com/article/51077343/the-system-is-broken-ca... I looked for follow up but aside for the parents being rightfully charged, what was done regarding the system? Anyone fired for not reporting? Not following up? From what I see, "It's a tragedy" and then same as before.

aidenn0 1y ago
I'm a former foster-parent, so have interacted with my local CWS system pretty heavily. Don't forget that the system is made up of humans. Which social worker investigates (and how well socialized the parent is) can make a huge difference in when an intervention happens, and what the intervention is. We had child that was removed on the very first report to CWS, after the social worker interviewed the mother and was not satisfied. We also had a child that was removed only after the 17th report, made by a total of about half a dozen people (including every single preschool teacher), with all the reports being consistent with each other. The child was only removed because the mother was smoking meth when the CWS worker showed up. The social worker had shown up several times previously, but was satisfied after interviewing the mother.

aidenn0 1y ago

I'm a former foster-parent, so have interacted with my local CWS system pretty heavily. Don't forget that the system is made up of humans. Which social worker investigates (and how well socialized the parent is) can make a huge difference in when an intervention happens, and what the intervention is. We had child that was removed on the very first report to CWS, after the social worker interviewed the mother and was not satisfied. We also had a child that was removed only after the 17th report, made by a total of about half a dozen people (including every single preschool teacher), with all the reports being consistent with each other. The child was only removed because the mother was smoking meth when the CWS worker showed up. The social worker had shown up several times previously, but was satisfied after interviewing the mother.