That sounds odd, doesn't it? I make at least 2 reports per year to Child Protective Services, and recently I have noticed that it has turned into Parent Protective Services. Last time I called to report a visible bruise, the CPS worker indicated that instead of coming to the school to interview the child, they would be making a family appointment where the parent had time to talk to the child ahead of time and help prepare them for what to say to the CPS worker.
We all hear the stories on the morning media shows of the rare occasions when children have lied because they were mad at their parents, resulting in children being taken away for a few weeks or months. That is very tragic when that happens, but over all the cases of real child abuse are increasing, not decreasing.
http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics
A colleague recentlty told me that she had a child with belt marks all over his legs and when she called CPS they also made a family appointment and then sent the child home.
How many times must a child have to endure abuse before being removed from the home? How many children are losing trust in ANY adult to help them?
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