The #Tennessean reports on the DCS crisis:

"The Tennessee Department of Children's Services failed to adequately investigate dozens of reports of sexual abuse and sexual harassment allegations in its state residential facilities in 2021, according to a scathing state Comptroller report released Tuesday.

The state audit also found DCS ignored dozens of additional reports of alleged consensual sexual activity between residents[.]"

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/13/tennessee-department-of-childrens-services-failed-to-probe-sex-abuse-reports/69725145007/

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Audit: Tennessee Department of Children's Services failed to investigate sexual abuse reports

Though the department's staffing woes have been widely documents, the audit also highlighted other breakdowns at the department.

The Tennessean