Letters to the Editor

Wrangell children need an OCS worker stationed here

Because it often takes days for the state Office of Children's Services to send an investigator to Wrangell, I was forced to send a frightened kid to a home where she had recently experienced serious domestic violence.

I cannot describe my anger and frustration.

I cannot describe my anger and frustration at hearing a student say, "Why bother? They never do anything," when I told her I was referring her situation to OCS.

I cannot describe the anger and frustration of being told by an OCS worker, "The state's not taking custody of anyone unless...