Stupid Government Tricks, #321687952

So I get a call on the abuse line from the WIC office (WIC- gives those coupons to pregnant women to buy eggs and milk and whatall). A 15 year old in Brownsville is pregnant. This is a highly Hispanic area of the state, and a pregnant 15 year old is, to be blunt, nothing unusual. But they are required to report all pregnant girls under 17 years old to the abuse hotline. Well, OK- so who's the father? Her teacher, her brother, her mom's boyfriend? This would make it a case for us. WIC worker's reply: "I don't know. We're not allowed to ask questions about that."

I go to a supervisor who confirms that, yes indeed, the WIC offices are required to call us, but they can't get the information we need to make an investigation. So we take the call, and are required to ask the question that they are not allowed to find the answer to. We record this, give them a verification number that they've called, then hang up and basically delete the case. *roll eyes*

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