Child Welfare System Failures
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The county's Department of Family and Children's Services has been placed under expanded state oversight following the death of toddler Jaxon Juarez in foster care. A county medical examiner report found that three child abuse-related deaths between 2022 and 2026 occurred after multiple referrals to the agency were dismissed, and raised concern that agency policies minimized parental neglect. Ten social workers have been placed on administrative leave, and the NAACP of San Jose/Silicon Valley has called for accountability at the top levels of the agency.
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