Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently made headlines across the country — but not because of politics or Democratic strategy ahead of the midterms. Instead, it was over a deeply personal matter: someone made a false report to Child Protective Services (CPS). His experience has since prompted many parents to share similar stories about encounters with the agency.
Writing for HuffPost, screenwriter Heather Osterman-Davis argued that after becoming the subject of a CPS investigation herself, she believes the agency is overdue for reforms.