Official’s comments fuel debate over child custody reports

Official’s comments fuel debate over child custody reports

Published June 08, 2008 10:44 pm - WICHITA, Kan. — Comments made by the head of the state’s child welfare agency earlier this year are fueling accusations that reports used to remove children from homes have included false information.
During a March 18 meeting in Topeka with family advocacy group Citizens for Change, Don Jordan, secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, was recorded telling the members that Sedgwick County prosecutors have “bullied” social workers into including information they don’t agree with in their affidavits.
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Concerns arise over SRS files' validity

For years, some families have complained that court documents filed by social workers that result in children being removed from the home have contained false or fabricated information.