Introduction: Surveillance Isn’t Safety
How Over-Reporting and CPS Monitoring Stress Families and Weaken Communities
Series edited by Rachel Blustain, Rise Contributing Editor
When Schools Over-Report
Series edited by Rachel Blustain, Rise Contributing Editor
Personal Essays
No Escape: The system failed me as a child but now it won’t leave me alone.
by Sarah Harris
The System Allowed My Ex to Use Investigations as a Weapon Against Me
by Lou H
A Punishment Worse than the Crime: I was charged with abuse but my kids were harmed in foster care.
by Shakira Paige
My Broken Life: My kids were never taken but child protective services hurt my son and me so much.
by Anonymous
We Just Needed Support: Instead, ACS tore us apart.
by Careena Farmer
Interviews and Opinion
New Research: How Fear of CPS Harms Families
by Keyna Franklin and Careena Farmer
When Schools Use Child Welfare as a Weapon: What a reporter learned investigating malicious reports.
by Keyna Franklin
What Parents Need to Know: School Reports to CPS, Communicating with the School, and Advocating for Your Child
by Ray Watson, Shakira Paige, Sarah Harris and Keyna Franklin
How to Get School-Based Supports for Your Child
by Cynthia Zizola, Shakira Paige, Ray Watson, Keyna Franklin and Melissa Landrau
Reports are Down Overall, But Schools are Making False and Malicious Educational Neglect Reports