Bill That Will Terminate Tennessee Parents Rights After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passes Senate Judiciary With Amendments

A Bill That Proposes The Ability For The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services (DCS) To Terminate Parental Rights Within 10 Business Days After A Court Has Found The Parents Of The Child/Children To Be “Substantially Non-Compliant,” Has Passed Through The Senate Judiciary Committee With Amendments Added.

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Foster Family Is Denied Newborn Over Religious Convictions Even As State Struggles To Find Enough Homes For Children

An Approved Foster Family In Tennessee Was Recently Denied Placement Of A Newborn In Their Home Due To A State Law That The Foster Parents Say Discriminates Against Their Religious Beliefs. This Despite The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services Struggling To Find Enough Homes For Children In Their Care. The Agency Will Not Place Children Under The Age Of 18 Months With This Qualified Family Unless They Abandon Their Religious Convictions Regarding Vaccinations.

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TN Children’s Services To Open New Transitional Facility For Kids Coming Into Custody

State Lawmakers On Thursday Approved The First Steps In A Plan By The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services To Open A New Transitional Facility For Kids Coming Into Custody And To Expand And Add More Security To Buildings That House Delinquent Youth.

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TN Dept Of Children’s Services Wrestles With Solutions For Housing Kids In State Custody

Three Months After The Department Of Children’s Services Announced It Had Ended The Practice Of Taking Abused And Neglected Kids To State Offices Overnight, Solutions Are Proving Difficult To Sustain As Several Faith-Based Shelters Have Closed And Some Kids Remain In Hospitals For Lack Of Other Options.

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TN House Committee Passes Bill That Could Criminalize Parents Based On Anonymous Allegations Of Abuse Or Neglect

The Tennessee House Criminal Justice Committee Passed A Bill That Would Amend Current Law To Make It A Criminal Offense For Families To Hide Children Outside Of The State When That Child Is In Custody Of The Department Of Children’s Services.

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Bill That Could Criminalize Tennessee Parents Based on Anonymous Allegations Passes in Senate, Heads To House Committee

A Bill That Could Criminalize Tennessee Parents Based On Anonymous Allegations Of Abuse Or Neglect Was Passed On The Senate Floor Yesterday By A Vote Of 29-0.

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Bill That Could Criminalize Parents Based On Anonymous Allegations Heads To Senate Floor

Under A Proposed Law, Sponsored By Representative Ron Travis In The House And Senator Paul Bailey In The Senate, Parents Could Be Charged With A Felony For Failure To Turn Their Children Over To The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services, Possibly Even When The Charges Against Them Are Based On Anonymous And Unsubstantiated Allegations.

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Tennessee Parents Could Be Criminalized Based On Anonymous Allegations Of Abuse Or Neglect

Under A New Law Proposed By Representative Ron Travis And Senator Paul Bailey, Parents Could Be Charged With A Felony For Failure To Turn Over Their Child To The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services, Even On Anonymous And Unsubstantiated Allegations Of Child Abuse And Neglect When DCS Obtains A Secret Court Order Based On Those Allegations.

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TBI Is Investigating Current And Former DCS Employees

A Republican Lawmaker Said During A Public Hearing This Week That The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Is Probing The Conduct Of Current And Former Employees Of The Department Of Children’s Services – An Investigation A TBI Spokesperson Later Said She Could Neither Confirm Nor Deny.

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