Sad to say, no one should be surprised that Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services is in shambles. Not just disarray. Not just poorly managed. In shambles. Again.
Citing “crisis” level turnover and worker vacancy rates, inability to find placements for children and “critical child safety incidents and risks” in department processes, a state audit released Tuesday recommends immediate action because: “The safety, permanency and well-being of Tennessee’s most vulnerable children is in jeopardy.”
The performance audit was conducted by Tennessee’s Comptroller of the Treasury, covering Aug. 1, 2020, to Aug. 31, 2022.
What safety concerns?
› How about video obtained by the Tennessee Lookout and reported 14 months ago of children forced to spend the night in office space at the Davy Crockett Tower in downtown Nashville because the state had nowhere else to send them.