That's not just because of the foster/adoptive mother's close ties to the child welfare system. It's also because of a double standard we tend to apply in responding to child abuse tragedies.
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#AmericasTakenChildren: A recent story in The Morning Call asks this question about the tragic death of Grace Packer, allegedly at the hands of foster parents who adopted her: "Were foster child's claims about Packers taken seriously?" The answer, of course, is no.
That's not just because of the foster/adoptive mother's close ties to the child welfare system. It's also because of a double standard we tend to apply in responding to child abuse tragedies.
#TAKEN
#AmericasTakenChildren
Richard Wexler: Child welfare's double standards at heart of Grace Packer tragedy
A Morning Call story asks this question about the tragic death of Grace Packer: "Were foster child's claims about Packers taken seriously?"
A recent story in The Morning Call asks this question about the tragic death of Grace Packer, allegedly at the hands of foster parents who adopted her: "Were foster child's claims about Packers taken seriously?" The answer, of course, is no.…
A recent story in The Morning Call asks this question about the tragic death of Grace Packer, allegedly at the hands of foster parents who adopted her: "Were foster child's claims about Packers taken seriously?" The answer, of course, is no.
That's not just because of the foster/adoptive mother's…
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