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Dolnald Eugene Fields II was arrested northwest of Orlando, Florida and had been federally indicted in St. Louis in 2023 for one count of child sex trafficking.
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Dozens of criminal charges for abuse have been filed against operators of Christian boarding schools in Missouri.
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Incoming Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O鈥橪aughlin said Missouri鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Division has failed in its core mission and needs to be restructured to protect vulnerable children.
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The former Jefferson County judge has served as the leader of the agency investigating child abuse and neglect since 2021.
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The Children鈥檚 Division is almost fully staffed now 鈥 a 鈥渞emarkable turnaround鈥 from the hundreds of vacancies it had in recent years. The backlog is now down 80% since earlier this year.
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Starting salaries for Children鈥檚 Division investigators are often much lower than those in other governments and the private sector.
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While regulations on homeschooling are minimal across the nation, Illinois is among a small number of states with virtually no rules about homeschooling.
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While each state has different regulations for homeschooling, Illinois is among a small minority that places virtually no rules on parents who homeschool their children.
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A lawsuit by nearly 100 former detainees alleges Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice officials allowed rampant sexual abuse in its detention centers between 1996 and 2017.
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鈥淭he subcommittee identified issues like inadequate case assessments and families declining services, leading to case closures,鈥 a state report states.