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Parents and relatives tell Beaufort commissioners they fear DSS actions in foster-care cases
Summary
Multiple public commenters accused Department of Social Services employees of mishandling foster-care cases, alleging children were removed without proper hearings, separated, denied visitation and placed in inappropriate facilities; callers asked the commission to investigate and hold staff accountable.
Several people used the public-comment portion of the Beaufort County commissioners meeting to raise urgent allegations about Department of Social Services (DSS) handling of foster-care cases.
Speaker Joanne (identified in the record as speaking for her grandchildren) said children were removed from her home on May 22 and later moved to multiple placements; she described visitation difficulties and said DSS had made statements and taken actions…
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