Oregon drops tool that used a child abuse algorithm that disproportionately flagged Black children
Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers.
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Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers.
Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a new process that officials say will make better, more racially equitable decisions.
Officials will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a process that officials say will make more racially equitable decisions.
WASHINGTON — Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a new process that officials
Officials said the state will no longer use an algorithm to flag potential cases and instead switch to a more racially equitable process.