Social workers told Stanislaus County supervisors Tuesday night that cutting their jobs is dangerous for vulnerable children and families.
An $18 million deficit in the county Community Services Agency budget is not the fault of frontline social workers, but the solution is coming down hard on staff in Child Protective Services.
Almost 40 of the 67 CSA layoffs approved by supervisors Tuesday impact CPS social workers, about 25% of the workforce in that division. Thirty of the remaining social workers will be demoted to a lower classification to reduce salary costs for the agency…