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CPS disproportionately takes custody of Black children, report says

CPS disproportionately takes custody of Black children, report says
By Damali Keith
Black children disproportionately removed from homes by CPS
Black children are disproportionately taken into CPS custody, according to a report from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. FOX 26’s Damali Keith heard from a mother who endured an 8-month battle to get her kids back out of CPS custody.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A report from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services shows African American children are disproportionately taken into CPS custody more often than kids of other races. So what’s being done about it? ....

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CPS disproportionately takes custody of Black children, report says

CPS disproportionately takes custody of Black children, report says
Black children disproportionately removed from homes by CPS
Black children are disproportionately taken into CPS custody, according to a report from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. FOX 26’s Damali Keith heard from a mother who endured an 8-month battle to get her kids back out of CPS custody.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A report from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services shows African American children are disproportionately taken into CPS custody more often than kids of other races. So what’s being done about it?
Many advocates say not enough and they say the problem of Black children overwhelmingly being taken from their parents and placed in CPS care has happened far too long. ....

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