NASHVILLE — The head of Tennessee’s child welfare agency resigned Tuesday under scrutiny over how her agency handled the cases of children who were investigated as possible victims of abuse and neglect, then later died.
Governor Bill Haslam announced Kate O’Day’s resignation as Department of Children’s Services commissioner, saying, ‘‘She was concerned that she had become more of a focus than the children the department serves.’’
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What ever happened with the lawsuit, brought by the New York City-based child welfare watchdog group,"Children’s Rights?" In January the Globe wrote the lawsuit alleges Massachusetts is among the worst states in the country in caring for foster children. Did the Massachusett's Commissioner resign _ or did Gov. Patrick call a press-conference to praise the agency's good work.