Utah’s DCFS stops using drug testing company following KSL reports on claims of false positives
Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services is no longer contracting with a drug testing company embroiled in litigation and doubt. Following questions from the KSL Investigators, the state’s child welfare agency is also conducting an audit of its response to complaints from families.
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Daniella Rivera
SALT LAKE CITY — Home is a lot louder these days for Nick Hulse and Kalie Jones. As they settle into the sounds of their children making snacks or crafting on weeknights, they know these are moments they had to fight for.
“I’m just grateful to have my kids,” Jones told the KSL Investigators. “You just can’t give up.”
Jones and Hulse weren’t just fighting to overcome addiction so their children could come home from foster care. They were also fighting positive drug test results they insist were wrong.
Their fight involved Jones taking back-up drug tests trying to prove she didn’t use methamphetamine, as well as lawyers, court hearings, irreplaceable time with their children lost, and finally, a call to the KSL Investigators.
“The only reason we made it through the process is because we wouldn’t shut up, and because you guys came and helped us,” Jones said. “They weren’t going to do anything about it. We had files and files and files of evidence, and nobody cared.”
The KSL Investigators have since learned Utah’s Division of Child and Family...
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