'At what point is enough is enough? Obviously, whatever they are doing isn't working.'
After a 10th child dies in the last 9 months under DCFS care, lawmakers demand changes-- CBS 2 has learned another child on the radar of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has died.
Joel Watts was 12. He loved to cook and dance on TikTok and was known as Cuco to his family. His body was removed from the family's home in Chicago's Fernwood neighborhood August 19th, making him the 10th child on the radar of the state's child welfare office to die in the last nine monthsIllinois State Representative Fred Crespo heads the audit commission that oversees DCFS. In July, he pressed DCFS Director Marc Smith on the death of the kids.
He said DCFS covers too much: from kids in danger to licensing child care facilities. He argues any duty not related to keeping kids like Joel alive should be taken off their plate.
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