Podcasts Government Are You Kidding Me? Why we offer less protection to minority kids

Why we offer less protection to minority kids

Published: May 1, 2020, 2:30 p.m.


\nIn the debut of “Are You Kidding Me?”, AEI\u2019s Naomi Schaefer Riley and Ian Rowe discuss how current child welfare systems are causing foster children to be chronically absent from school. They also look at why \u201cdisparate impact theory\u201d is endangering children at risk of abuse and neglect and how the Indian Child Welfare Act contributed to Antonio Renova’s tragic death.
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\nShow Notes: – Chronic absenteeism in foster children (04:15) – Disparate impact theory and Judge Ernestine Gray (06:41) – ICWA and the death of Anonio Renova (12:58)
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\nResources: – System-induced School Absenteeism: The hidden scourge of foster care (Child Welfare Monitor) – The Race Theory That Keeps Imperiled Black Kids Right Where They Are (Real Clear Investigations) – A deeper look into the Indian Child Welfare Act and its possible role in Antonio Renova’s death (Great Falls Tribune)