Could Erin Maxwell case change state guidelines?
Updated: 10/10/2008 11:04 PM By: Katie Morse http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/125832/could-erin-maxwell-case-change-state-guidelines-/Default.aspx OSWEGO COUNTY — Since the tragic death of 11-year-old Erin Maxwell, the community has been quick to point fingers at the Department of Social Services, however, the Department says it followed state guidelines, which didn’t call for Erin to be removed from her home at the time. “Our role is not to go in and, you know, tear apart families. Our role is there to protect the child and to secondly then do what might need to be done in order to keep the family intact. Keep them together,” said Frances Lanigan, the Oswego County Social Services Commissioner. “They visited her home three times. They didn’t find any cause to pull her out of the home, but that’s a pretty high standard,” said Assemblyman Will Barclay. “And frankly, they may be correct in that standing, but clearly something did not go right here and if the laws were followed, m
