In an op-ed, a public defender argues that poor parents are held to a higher parenting standard than more well-off families.
The child welfare system is a necessary and under-appreciated part of health and human services. Their job is to keep our children safe, and there’s no more important work than that. Unfortunately, Child Protective Services also act as an example of institutionalized classism and racism., Emma S. Ketteringham, the managing director of the family defense practice at the Bronx Defenders, puts the spotlight on an issue that is uncomfortable to acknowledge, but must be talked about.
Ketteringham describes one of her clients, a woman she gives the name “Eline,” as an example. Eline is a single mom of two whose children were put in foster care for three years due to suspected neglect. Eline lived in a rat-infested apartment where it was impossible to keep the fresh foods her pediatrician ordered her to provide for her younger child, who was underweight. She finally got her kids back after going to a court-mandated parenting class and finding a different apartment.
Those are some fairly broad definitions, and more often than not, it’s poor parents and parents of color who pay for that ambiguity.
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