Lawsuit alleges Tennessee DCS in crisis, leaving children in unsafe, neglectful conditions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A lawsuit just filed claims the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) is in crisis and is putting children at risk.

The 76-page lawsuit claims children have been left for months in placements lacking food, clean water, and bedding.

Others have been placed in facilities with documented histories of abuse or unvetted foster homes…

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