Oversight Hearing On David Almondâs Death Set For May 4
David Almond.
By
Chris Lisinski | SHNS
The Legislature will convene an oversight hearing on May 4 to examine the death of a Fall River teenager and missteps at the Department of Children and Families leading up to the tragedy, lawmakers announced Thursday.
After calling last week for an oversight hearing, the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities on Thursday afternoon set an official date and listed nearly a dozen agencies and offices that will be invited to testify.
The committee intends to examine the Office of the Child Advocate's investigation and lengthy report into the death of 14-year-old David Almond last fall. In its report published on March 31, OCA found that DCF had missed several warning signs before returning Almond, who had autism, and his brother to a home from which the child protection agency had removed them three years earlier.