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Multiple public commenters urge county action on child-protection screenings and leadership accountability
Summary
Several public commenters at the Health & Hospital Committee meeting urged the county to improve child-protection screenings and called for removal of specific child-welfare officials; speakers named recent child deaths and alleged screening failures.
During the public-comment period at the March 19 Health & Hospital Committee meeting, multiple speakers urged stronger county action on child-protection screenings and accountability.
An early speaker (identifying as a parent) described a string of recent child deaths and alleged cases of sexual and physical abuse that the speaker said were not adequately screened by county child-welfare services.…
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