What happens at Surry DSS. Director told staff not to cooperate with NC probe, sources say.

What happens at Surry DSS. Director told staff not to cooperate with NC probe, sources say.

After a teen's death in December, NC DHHS intervened at Surry County DSS. Former employees say staff were told 'state is not your friend.' What happens at Surry DSS. Director told staff not to cooperate with NC probe, sources say. is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million…

What happens at Surry DSS. Director told staff not to cooperate with NC probe, sources say

“The state is not your friend,” a local social services director told employees as she urged them not to cooperate with a NC Department of Health and Human Services probe into her agency’s child welfare operations, Carolina Public Press has…