Post by pavel on Jan 10, 2016 17:45:20 GMT -6
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The state of Texas plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling that the state's foster care system for nearly 30,000 children is unconstitutionally broken.
Attorney General Ken Paxton's office last week filed a notice of appeal and asked the judge to delay her ruling so it could present its case before a higher court.
U.S. District Judge Janis Jack ordered sweeping changes that include reducing "impossible" workloads for caseworkers, and halting placing kids in group homes that lack round-the-clock supervision.
Paxton's office said the ruling improperly condemned the entire system, was too broad and "virtually impossible to follow."
Read more: www.oaoa.com/news/state/article_700e26d7-e2d0-501a-a0a2-f2a2c4693618.html
Attorney General Ken Paxton's office last week filed a notice of appeal and asked the judge to delay her ruling so it could present its case before a higher court.
U.S. District Judge Janis Jack ordered sweeping changes that include reducing "impossible" workloads for caseworkers, and halting placing kids in group homes that lack round-the-clock supervision.
Paxton's office said the ruling improperly condemned the entire system, was too broad and "virtually impossible to follow."
Read more: www.oaoa.com/news/state/article_700e26d7-e2d0-501a-a0a2-f2a2c4693618.html