Whistle-blowing foster parents fighting possibly race-based removal of child

Whistle-blowing foster parents fighting possibly race-based removal of child - WTKR:

Norfolk’s practice of letting parents who’ve lost custody of their children request a specific race of foster parents runs counter to federal rules and guidelines on foster care.

Human Services director Stephen Hawks told Norfolk City Council yesterday that “we do have to consider the will of the biological parents as one of the factors in making a decision on the appropriate placement of the child.”