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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 7, 2022

The staffing shortage at the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) has gotten so critical a judge has warned lawmakers some of what’s happening to kids in the department’s care is “illegal,” WKRN reports. Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin, a member of the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, recently spoke to lawmakers, encouraging them to increase funding for the agency. Irwin told lawmakers that in Knox County there are divisions of DCS operating with half their positions open while other counties are operating with even fewer employees.