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[quote=Anonymous]I used to be a CPS investigator.

We got a lot of reports that were neighbors calling on neighbors for revenge or families reporting other family members as a way of causing drama. If the allegations were not totally batsh*t and there wasn’t obvious history, we had to investigate. It was not difficult to tell what was going on most of the time. I always tried to conduct my investigations as respectfully as I’d hope to be treated. Not all of my colleagues were that way, unfortunately.

My personal opinion about removal is that it should really be a last resort and a true safety issue. The only times I’ve removed children from their parent was when it was truly dangerous for them to stay there, due to extreme abuse and/or neglect. If there was a way to keep kids with parents who were trying but needed support in some area, my preference was to provide the resource. We gave away a lot of grocery store gift cards, especially at this time of year. Collected a lot of coats. The need is a lot bigger than many people on these boards realize.

My former colleagues tell me that the decrease in referrals is ominous to them. Everyone fees confident that it’s not a reduction in abuse and neglect but those things not being seen by a teacher because school is closed. I would say that the majority of my investigations (hundreds) were from teachers reporting abuse and neglect. [/quote]

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