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Multiple speakers urge board oversight of county child-welfare practices and allege case-handling violations
Summary
Several members of the public accused San Bernardino County Children and Family Services of failing to follow court orders, withholding evidence, violating disability accommodations and improperly removing children; speakers demanded board intervention, transparency and independent reviews.
At the Jan. 13 board meeting multiple members of the public used the allotted comment time to allege systemic problems in San Bernardino County's child-welfare system and to request board oversight.
Leticia Howard told the board her children were removed despite documented disabilities and federally required accommodations under the ADA, IDEA and Section 504; she said required in-home services and visitation supports were not provided, that court hearings were delayed and…
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