NEW YORK CITY ACS DEFENSE LAWYER

  The story below is an example of the dysfunction and arrogance that is the hallmark of ACS. Child-welfare advocate Joyce McMillan says ACS pressured a nonprofit to fire her for being outspoken. Feb. 5, 2021.   Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY Pressure from the Administration for Children’s Services led a nonprofit service provider to fire an employee over activism and social media posts that criticized the city agency, THE CITY has learned. Joyce McMillan, long an advocate for parent rights who wants to end what she’s called a racist child welfare system, didn’t stop posting after getting flak from ACS. Among her social media offerings:  a picture of a wine bottle  labeled “F—k ACS.” But a groundswell of support for McMillan helped get her rehired — and now ACS calls the entire episode a “misunderstanding.” Child-welfare advocate Joyce McMillan posted a photo to her Twitter account with the message “f**k ACS.”   JMacForFamilies/Twitter, Edit by THE CITY McMillan...