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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.
Oregon's child welfare agency will shutter its controversial child abuse screening algorithm in June..
The stakes are high – not attending to an allegation could end with a child’s death, but scrutinizing a family’s life could set them up for separation.
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.