Posted on Apr 20, 2022
Texas child welfare workers quit over governor's transgender directive
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An increasing number of child welfare workers in Texas are quitting because of a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott that requires them to investigate child abuse claims against parents suspected of providing gender-affirming care to their transgender children.
Morgan Davis, a transgender man, put in his two-week notice with the Child Protective Services office in Travis County this month because he “couldn’t morally continue” his job after investigating the family of a trans teen, he told KXAN-TV, an NBC affiliate in Austin.
Davis is reportedly not alone. More than a half dozen Child Protective Services employees in the state told The Texas Tribune this month that they have either resigned or were looking for new jobs as a result of Abbott’s directive.
Morgan Davis, a transgender man, put in his two-week notice with the Child Protective Services office in Travis County this month because he “couldn’t morally continue” his job after investigating the family of a trans teen, he told KXAN-TV, an NBC affiliate in Austin.
Davis is reportedly not alone. More than a half dozen Child Protective Services employees in the state told The Texas Tribune this month that they have either resigned or were looking for new jobs as a result of Abbott’s directive.
Texas child welfare workers quit over governor's transgender directive
Posted from nbcnews.com
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Child Welfare is a TOUGH job. Emotionally, mentally, spiritually. With long hours and low pay. It doesn't take much to for people to quit, because even on the GOOD days, half of the work force is already thinking about a different job.
6 workers across the entire state of Texas is a drop in the bucket. Those jobs ALREADY have a very high turnover rate. If it wasn't this, it would be something else.
That is not to say this is a good thing. But deciding that this is a crisis or is so monumental that it demonstrates how wrong the policy is or that Abbott needs to reverse his policy... Well, that just is not supported by half a dozen - or even a full dozen - across the state.
I work in a similar capacity in a MUCH smaller state. We have lost more than that many workers from my COUNTY over the course of the six months. Three last month, alone. And another who accepted a different job, but decided to stay at the last minute. In one county.
6 workers across the entire state of Texas is a drop in the bucket. Those jobs ALREADY have a very high turnover rate. If it wasn't this, it would be something else.
That is not to say this is a good thing. But deciding that this is a crisis or is so monumental that it demonstrates how wrong the policy is or that Abbott needs to reverse his policy... Well, that just is not supported by half a dozen - or even a full dozen - across the state.
I work in a similar capacity in a MUCH smaller state. We have lost more than that many workers from my COUNTY over the course of the six months. Three last month, alone. And another who accepted a different job, but decided to stay at the last minute. In one county.
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