Statement from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services issued in response to misdemeanor charges filed against former child welfare workers in Serenity Deal case

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The tragic death of little Serenity Deal shocked and saddened everyone at the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.  We share the District Attorney's belief that the child welfare workers handling Deal's case, Jennifer Shawn and Randy Lack, were negligent in their duties which is why they were terminated last year.  We continue to regret the heart-wrenching outcome of this child's case.

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