A Catholic couple from Southborough say Massachusetts child welfare officials removed their 15-year-old daughter from their home in December 2024 after they refused to call her a boy, and have kept her from them for almost two years.
Joseph and Arlene Kutzko went public with their account last weekend, alleging that staff at their daughter's high school began using a male name and pronouns for her without telling them, and that a school counsellor then reported the family to the Department of Children and Families. The girl, whom the family calls Sophie, is now 17 and remains in state custody.
