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Speakers urge audits, allege CPS misconduct; county manager says regular audits conducted
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Jan. 13 public comment period urged independent state and federal audits of child protective services and alleged constitutional violations and missing money; county officials said the county undergoes annual audits and state inspection, and a resident said she intends to sue Davidson County.
LEXINGTON — During public comments at the Jan. 13 Davidson County Board of Commissioners meeting several residents urged independent audits of child protective services and the county’s child‑welfare processes and made allegations of misconduct and missing funds.
Melissa Pratt, who identified herself as a former foster child and a foster parent, urged the board to seek "an independent state and federal audit of CPS" and of the county child support office. "Children do need to be protected," she said, but added that she believes the agency has been "greatly abused" and alleged cases in which children were removed unnecessarily. Pratt said the federal audit should look at alleged constitutional violations and a state audit should examine financial issues.
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