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Chanetto Rivers

Bronx mother whose newborn son was taken away after she used marijuana wins $75k

Bronx mother whose newborn son was taken away after she used marijuana wins $75k

New York City’s child welfare agency, the Administration for Children’s Services (A.C.S.), is expected to pay $75,000 to Chanetto Rivers, a Bronx mother whose newborn son was taken away after she legally used marijuana shortly before giving birth. Rivers filed a lawsuit in May, alleging racial discrimination, as she is Black. The agency has been…

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