Margie Quin, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, faced sharp questions from lawmakers Tuesday over children continuing to sleep in state office buildings. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Children taken from their homes as a result of abuse and neglect continue to be forced to sleep in state office buildings four years after the practice first drew widespread public condemnation, the Department of Children’s Services chief acknowledged to lawmakers on Tuesday.
Margie Quin, the department’s commissioner, faced sharply worded questioning by lawmakers on the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee in a regularly scheduled review of state agencies…