BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland has rules meant to keep children in foster care away from backyard pools. But after a 2-year-old foster care boy drowned at a foster home in Anne Arundel County, many are questioning whether those safeguards worked.
Le’Zus died Saturday, June 27, after being found in a backyard pool at his foster home in Brooklyn Park. While the home is in Anne Arundel County, Le’Zus’ and his family was working with the Baltimore City Department of Social Services.
FOX45 News asked the Maryland Department of Human Services whether the foster home was inspected for pool safety, how often homes with pools are checked for compliance, and whether investigators have determined if the home met state requirements. Some questions remain unanswered due to privacy laws…