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Suffolk County officials have unveiled sweeping changes for child protective services, including removing identifying information about the parents during child removal evaluations.
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Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney is calling for changes to the state’s confidentiality laws after a grand jury investigation into the child abuse death of eight-year-old Thomas Valva couldn't recommend criminal charges against child protective workers.
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A review of events leading up to the 2-year-old’s homicide found that officials didn’t follow proper procedures or have complete information.
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According to an analysis from Newsday, Suffolk County Child Protective Services workers took on too many cases.
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Educators and other mandated reporters of child abuse attribute a decline in Child Protective Services reports in 2020 to fewer children being in schools…