The Department of Children’s Services (DCS) continues to come under fire after a scathing state audit report.
In the fiscal year 2022, more than half of DCS workers left their positions.
Children sleeping in offices, with case managers working overtime, staying with them for at least part of the night, and still reporting to work the next day.
That is just one scenario case workers described in the state’s audit of DCS.
In 2022, 56 percent of DCS workers left their positions.
At the Davidson County Regional office, the turnover rate is 127 percent.
Read full story here: https://fox17.com/news/local/newsletter-daily-crisis-for-children-nashville-middle-tennessee-local-news-dcs-case-manager-turnover-employee-vacancies-reach-crisis-levels#
Plus, Councilman proposes $50M of stadium money goes toward DCS amid crisis, and Rutherford County Schools prepares for 3rd graders to attend summer school amid new law
00:00 Department of Children’s Services crisis; DCS state audit report
02:16 Councilman proposes $50M of stadium money goes toward DCS amid crisis
04:03 Rutherford County Schools prepares for 3rd graders to attend summer school amid new law
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