March 16th 2023.
A couple from Georgia is battling to regain possession of their kids. Last month, Bianca Clayborne's and Deonte Williams' lives were dramatically altered after a traffic stop in Tennessee. That's when their five children were taken away from them, as reported by Tennessee Lookout. During their return home from a funeral, they were pulled over by a highway patrol officer for having dark tint and driving in the left lane without passing. After a search, Williams was arrested for having marijuana on him - a misdemeanor in that state.
While Clayborne was waiting for Williams to be released, the children, aged two, three, five, seven and a four-month-old, were forcibly taken from her, with an officer restraining her as her baby was crying. Without Clayborne knowing, a petition was sent to the Department of Children Services, claiming the kids were neglected, and
there was no other option but to take the children from their parents.
It appears the Tennessee Department of Children Services does not have a choice for anything. According to News Channel 5 Nashville, leaked internal emails showed assaults, hazardous sleeping conditions, and limited toilet paper to stop children from intentionally clogging toilets. Caseworkers have been told to sign up for multiple shifts each month to monitor children in offices, even overnight and on weekends.
Jamaal Boykin, the lawyer who is representing the couple, is calling DCS's actions "extreme", "abnormal", and a violation of the parents' rights. They also asserted race should be taken into account in this case. "It's just so shocking to the conscience that in 2023 this is happening," Boykin said. "I simply have to accept that if my clients looked different or had a different background, they would have just been given a citation and told to keep the substances away from the kids while in this state, and they would have been on their way."
The trauma from the incident has had a major detrimental impact on the kids' parents. Clayborne is allowed visits, yet she can't bear hearing her children cry and clinging to her when her visits end. She told Tennessee Lookout she has lost weight and does not think she is producing enough milk. Williams is furious and his trucking company is on the verge of bankruptcy, due to the ongoing legal battle and numerous trips to Tennessee to visit his children.
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