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twawawayyy OP t1_j5zf4m2 wrote

Reply to comment by bella_boop314 in I worked at Manch DCYF. AMA by twawawayyy

Never. I always removed when I had to, no matter what. It's just a matter of using the right words to make sure the court sees the same risk that you do.

I've felt morally wrong on multiple when I've been forced to remove a child from a good parent, though. And on each of those occasions, the court later backed me up (against my supervisors' decisions) and sent the kids home.

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nixstyx t1_j60bt3q wrote

What would force you to remove a child from a good home? Not sure I understand why that happens.

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twawawayyy OP t1_j60dyp7 wrote

One time it was a teen parent in foster care and her foster parent said she wasn't caring for her baby, but it turned out they were misunderstanding what the dr had said. Another time the home was dirty but not to the point of being unsafe. Sometimes allegations will prove to have been untrue.

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