Governor Sonny Perdue says the state's child welfare administrators are doing their best, despite two reports that indicate otherwise.
Perdue defends the state Division of Child and Family Services in an interview with GPB television's Georgia Weekly, which will air Sunday at 1 PM.
"I give the department a good grade, a grade of great effort and great progress," he said. "I have a lot of confidence in [Department of Human Resources] Commissioner [B.J.] Walker."
But a report by the state child advocate and preliminary findings from a federal review indicate the state is leaving children in homes where they are being mistreated. The documents accuse agency staff of failing to investigate incidents of child abuse.
Also on Georgia Weekly, Perdue says he will not suspend state gas taxes anytime soon, despite rising gas prices.
He also denies rumors that he is positioning himself as a vice-presidential candidate.
Perdue defends the state Division of Child and Family Services in an interview with GPB television's Georgia Weekly, which will air Sunday at 1 PM.
"I give the department a good grade, a grade of great effort and great progress," he said. "I have a lot of confidence in [Department of Human Resources] Commissioner [B.J.] Walker."
But a report by the state child advocate and preliminary findings from a federal review indicate the state is leaving children in homes where they are being mistreated. The documents accuse agency staff of failing to investigate incidents of child abuse.
Also on Georgia Weekly, Perdue says he will not suspend state gas taxes anytime soon, despite rising gas prices.
He also denies rumors that he is positioning himself as a vice-presidential candidate.
