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How a Kids' Soccer Game Became a Child Welfare Case
['Lenore Skenazy', 'Jacob Sullum', 'C.J. Ciaramella', 'Veronique De Rugy', 'Peter Suderman']
Reason.com
Heather Bryant, a teacher in Park City, Utah, only learned that a Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) worker had interviewed her three kids after the fact.
The investigator informed Bryant that someone had called DCFS to report overhearing a conversation between their son and Bryant's middle son.
The 8-year-old boys were talking about how Bryant's 12-year-old son had been rough with them during a neighborhood soccer game.
Feeling betrayed by an anonymous mom made Bryant wary about letting her kids play with their friends.
As a high school teacher, Bryant sees the impact on students growing up this way.