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Public commenter alleges child abuse, urges county to order DFCS screening
Summary
At the Jan. 22 Santa Clara County Finance and Government Operations Committee meeting, a public commenter said child protective services had refused to screen alleged abuse and asked supervisors to intervene; no county action was taken during the meeting.
Benzie, a member of the public, told the Santa Clara County Finance and Government Operations Committee on Jan. 22 that Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) had refused to conduct a screening into alleged abuse involving his children and asked supervisors to instruct DFCS to act.
In two minutes of public comment, Benzie said the children had described…
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