DCF TRIES SHEDDING THE RACIST IMAGE WITH ANOTHER STUDY

Well. It seems as if the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is attempting to shed its image as racist by conducting another study. In spite of a class action lawsuit filed 2 years ago and numerous actions by the community and other employees, DCF has not really changed its biased policies. DCF employees of color are still disproportionally disciplined in frequency and severity as I noted in a previous article (DCF Disciplinary 2011: Harsher Penalties for People of Color).

"As a follow up to work done in State Fiscal Year 2011 related to "undoing racism" within our agency, the Department will continue expand its consultation relationship with two highly qualified individuals: Professor Heidi Brooks of the Yale University School of Management and Jennifer Agosti, a national consultant to states, including recently California, on developing policy, practice and collaborations to address racism within state agencies. Our internal work to address issues of racial equity and justice within our department will be anchored in Cross-Cutting Theme #6: Becoming a Learning Organization.  Our goal is explicit: To become an agency in which our policies and practice reflect racial and ethnic equity and justice." Page 15 of the study.  Click here to keep reading.