Three months ago, NWI Times reporter Giles Bruce documented
the problem at the heart of Indiana’s child welfare failure: The state
routinely confuses poverty with “neglect.” That in turn leads to Indiana
tearing apart families needlessly at one of the highest rates in America.
Unfortunately, it appears that Marcia Lowry never read Bruce’s
story, because she’s brought a lawsuit against the Indiana Department of Child
Services that ignores this issue. As a result, the lawsuit could end up making
Indiana child welfare even worse. It’s not that DCS doesn’t deserve to be sued
— but this isn’t the way to do it.
And for more about
the failure of these suits, and links to data cited in the commentary, see
NCCPR’s publication, The children wronged by “Children’s
Rights” (and by “A Better Childhood,” too).