Clark Ray Calls on Mayor and Council to Investigate Handling of Insurance for Adopted Children
Clark Ray today stated: “It is unconscionable that the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) does not abide by federal regulations that adopted children are to be treated the same as other children when it comes to insurance. We as a society have championed adoption so that children can grow up in loving homes with parents who want and will care for them.” In the case of Jenn Thomas and Kevin Fox, both teachers, DCPS has put every stumbling block in their way to have their adopted child, Maxwell Fox, not be insured under their insurance policy. “This policy at DCPS is unacceptable and needs to be changed. If it is purely an administrative issue then the Mayor needs to change it. If it requires legislative action then the DC Council needs to act on it now.” Ray went on to state, “Government needs to deal with the real lives of people and support them. We need to be a caring government and not hide behind arcane bureaucratic bumbling when individuals need help. Our government needs to act now before we lose a good teacher simply because the system can’t provide what it is supposed to.”
City Paper story on insurance for adopted kids
