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Parents and advocates press San Bernardino County for audits and transparency in child-welfare services
Summary
Dozens of residents and advocates urged the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to demand audits, public grievance procedures and a halt to funding increases for Child and Family Services until independent oversight is implemented.
Dozens of parents, advocates and program directors urged the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to open Child and Family Services (CFS) records to independent review, disclose grievance and decision-making procedures, and redirect funding toward prevention programs.
At the public-comment portion of Wednesday's meeting, multiple speakers said children had been removed from families with inadequate evidence and that county systems disproportionately affect Black and Latino families. "No more money for CFS," one speaker said, demanding…
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