TEAR's for Family Continuity

What I call the "cloak of confidentiality" that Sacramento County CPS hides under has been directly addressed in Finding #2 of the Grand Jury investigation into Sac County CPS.  Although this has been addressed by the Grand Jury, it remains to be seen how it is addressed by CPS.  In finding #1 the Grand Jury addressed CPS "absence to accept responsibility and accountability". The Grand Jury recommended that CPS provide a "public report" of the progress that has been made.  Perhaps they'll address the fact that they hide under "confidentiality" that leads to questionable practices for which the public should be well aware of.  I seriously doubt the issue will ever be addressed by CPS. I also question whether another 10 years will go by w/o change until more children are hurt and more families are torn apart.  When it's in their best interest, they commonly say "its confidential" which to me is code for "uh-oh, I can't answer that, I don't have an explanation or justification for that". Just as quickly as they say it, they revoke when they have the need to publicly humiliate you with allegations that are mostly false. 

Below is finding #2 taken directly from the Grand Jury report:

Finding 2: A shield of privacy and secrecy that surrounds much of the operations of CPS is unwarranted. This lack of transparency serves to raise questions and leads to inaccurate conclusions being made regarding what takes place in CPS. The acknowledged need to protect the confidentiality of case information can be accomplished without adopting a “closed door” attitude.


Recommendation 2: Greater transparency of CPS operations must be exhibited on the part of CPS management. They should do more to aggressively open the doors of CPS activities to the eyes of the public, the County Board of Supervisors, non-profit organizations, K – 12 schools and universities, the Legislature, the medical community, and the media. Transparency does not prevent possible negative publicity, but does mean that questions can be asked and answered in an atmosphere of openness and honesty.