Police Clashes With Kids Inspire Calls For Foster Care Reform

Violent police incidents involving teens in Ohio and Florida trigger calls to reform foster care system.

Seven hundred thousand children are in America’s foster system every year and the system is failing most of them. That’s according to a recent survey by the Juvenile Justice Center and news headlines from around the country. Many believe the entire model of foster care needs a complete overhaul. A new spotlight on America’s foster systems -- for all the wrong reasons.  Michelle Martin: "All systems failed her."  In Ohio, Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old in foster care, shot dead by police while holding a knife. In Florida, stunned police exchange gunfire with two young kids from a group home. Both children are now facing attempted murder charges.