JUVENILE COURT SECRECY HIDES NEGLIGENCE OF CHILD WELFARE OFFICIALS

JUVENILE COURT SECRECY HIDES NEGLIGENCE OF CHILD WELFARE OFFICIALS

Tennessee courts and laws are shielding the activities of child welfare workers from public view in a case that fairly screams ‘negligence’ on their part. We see this regularly of course and I’ve commented on it many times. Almost invariably, what child welfare authorities do or don’t do in individual cases remains unknown to the press and the public due to laws requiring confidentiality. But in this case as in so many others, what’s being protected is the malfeasance of CPS workers and others, not the best interests of children (Memphis Commercial Appeal, 7/31/15).