Senate
Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) released the following statement
today regarding an independent investigation of the Massachusetts Department of
Children and Families conducted by the Child Welfare League of America:
“A thorough and unbiased
third-party investigation is necessary and important to correcting problems at
DCF, and my hope is that the Child Welfare League of America can provide such
an investigation. At a minimum it must
be as comprehensive as possible, be able to go where the facts take it, seek
and use information from many sources, and be produced through a transparent,
accountable process that is supported by sufficient resources to get the job
done.
The facts surrounding the case of
Jeremiah Oliver, and those that have surfaced as a result of that case, are
deeply disturbing and they demand that we all work to address this situation in
an effective manner. I appreciate
today’s update from Governor Patrick, and hope that he will continue to openly report
on the progress of CWLA’s efforts.”
