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Most county-run child protection agencies across Pennsylvania show deficiencies, but Lackawanna’s is one of only four with a downgraded license, online state data shows.
Authorities charged five Lackawanna County Office of Youth and Family Services caseworkers Tuesday with endangering children they were hired to protect, according to arrest affidavits.
Five current and retired Lackawanna County Office of Youth and Family Services staffers endangered eight children by ignoring their bug-infested, feces-filled homes, lack of food, medical care and schooling, reports
The head of Lackawanna County’s child welfare agency blasted Scranton police for conducting “ethically challenged and legally questionable” investigations he says led to an exodus of staff that’s left children