NELSON COUNTY, Va. – We are learning more about the decision to change who oversees the Nelson County Department of Social Services (NCDSS) board. The announcement was made Wednesday.
“We identified multiple practice issues and decisions made by agency leadership that were contrary to state law, regulation, and policy,” said Eric Reynolds, the Director of the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman.
Reynolds said his office reviewed, investigated, and continues to monitor several cases handled by the Nelson County DSS after getting complaints from community members, parents, and family members involved in child protective services and foster care cases there…