The following members and friends of Rock Spring United Church of Christ believe that the best interests of the child should be the sole factor in deciding whether a child should be placed with a prospective foster care or adoptive parent or parents. Further, we believe that State-licensed child placing agencies should not be allowed to discriminate against children or prospective parents based on race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, political beliefs, sexual orientation, disability and family status, as initially proposed.

Therefore, because we believe that discrimination by adoption agencies is unacceptable, we urge the Board to restore to the final rules the protections against such discrimination that were included in the proposed rules. 

Most Sincerely,

Walt Wurfel                                                                   Don Kusler

Julie Hawkins                                                                Linda Carder

Barbara Brueggemann                                                  Hope Schutte

Mary Kusler                                                                   Meagan Fletcher

Anita B. Cline