Hearing Resumes for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder Juvenile Court judge Dan Michael is expected to make a decision Tuesday as to whether a 14 year-old accused of killing his mother will be tried as an adult or a juvenile.
TN DCS Ordered To Turn Over Documents To WREG We are suing for access to public records about the still unexplained child deaths
DCS Report Paints Tragic Picture For Children 113 page report details how children died in DCS custody and how investigations are handled
Shelby County School Teacher Under Investigation The Bon Lin Elementary teacher works with pre-school students
DCS Case Files Reveal Red Flags, Questions Remain … (Memphis) WREG uncovers new details about children who died in the care of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. A review of files reveals red flags about the children’s care and the agency’s role in it. Homicide by blunt force trauma, drownings, suffocation. That’s the way children died right here in Shelby County. Children who […]
Exclusive: DCS Head Vows to Fix Problems Quickly ames Henry spent most of his life as a lawmaker and politician, now his job is to fix the DCS in TN
Court Orders DCS to Provide Access to Child Fatality … (Nashville) Chancellor Carol McCoy ruled the Department of Children’s Services must provide access to information regarding the fatalities and near fatalities of children in its care. The ruling follows a petition by a dozen media outlets in Tennessee, including WREG, who sued for access to such records. For the last several months, the On Your […]
Tennessee DCS Commissioner Resigns (Memphis) After heading up the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services for two years, Commissioner Kate O’Day is calling it quits. Governor Bill Haslam made the announcement saying, O’Day, “…was concerned that she had become more of a focus than the children the department serves.” Legislators and child advocates have been critical of the department and […]
Child Abuse Allegations At Bon Lin Elementary Investigated Mother says daughter has been repeatedly pushed and shoved to the floor
Advocacy Group Notes “Serious Problems” With DCS … (Nashville) A national advocacy group, Children’s Rights, filed a motion against the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services in federal court in Nashville Thursday. It states the plaintiff believes DCS has “serious problems” with child fatality investigations that could be putting kids at risk. Children’s Rights is asking for all fatality records from 2011 and 2012. […]
