The whereabouts of Oliver, a
five-year-old Fitchburg resident, have been unknown to the DCF for several
months. Earlier this week, DCF
Commissioner Olga Roche terminated the social worker and supervisor connected
to the case.
“We want to know if there are
possibly other children under DCF supervision who may be in a similar situation,”
said Senator Humason, speaking on behalf of the Caucus. “It’s important to know whether this is a
systemic problem or an isolated incident.”
“With one child in jeopardy because of serious failures of accountability, we can’t take any chances that there may be others that are in vulnerable situations,” added Senator Tarr.
