child welfare

“We do not understand why, if you obtained evidence that led you to believe that these children were in danger, your agency has not made a referral to the California Department of Social Services and did not coordinate with the school in advance of the ‘welfare check’ regarding potential child welfare or trafficking concerns,” the senators wrote.

Child Welfare Services removed the children from the home, officials said.

“There have been reports about people who are following their physician’s guidance… and still facing family policing investigations or child welfare investigations,” Sussman told Salon in a video call.

The county child welfare agency had approved Secret Daniel, 30, to act as a monitor for supervised visits between Jessica Darthard, who was struggling with substance abuse, and her 17-month-old son, Justin Bulley.

A Times investigation last year found that the child welfare agency had approved Daniel to supervise the visits, unaware that she was a close friend of the baby’s mother and lived with her in a Lancaster home where drug use was rampant.