Massachusetts Court Rules Foster Parents May Not Use Corporal Punishment – Regardless Of Religious Beliefs

Massachusetts Court Rules Foster Parents May Not Use Corporal Punishment – Regardless Of Religious Beliefs

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) is required to protect children in foster care from trauma while in foster care, and therefore is able to reject potential foster parents who utilize corporal punishment as part of their "religious beliefs."