Tag Archives: Office of Inspector General

State Rep. Jed Davis Calls for Accountability Concerning DCFS-Ignored Personnel Standards

Posted on August 28, 2025 by David E Smith

Illinois families are at risk. DCFS is accused of letting unqualified interns investigate homes and ignoring laws that require reports on child deaths. Lawmakers and watchdogs say the agency has betrayed public trust—and children’s lives are on the line.

Posted in Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Child Welfare Employee License, DCFS, Illinois Department of Children and Family Service, Illinois General Assembly, JB Pritzker, Jed Davis, Julianna Walo, Justice for Kids, Office of Inspector General, Patrick Pfingsten, The Illinoize | Comments Off

Institutional Grooming in Illinois

Posted on February 1, 2023 by David E Smith

It has been almost 20 years since it has been documented that children in our schools are in grave danger of being sexually abused by teachers. In 2004, Charol Shakeshaft completed a U.S. Department of Education sponsored study on Educator Sexual Misconduct. The seminal findings showed that 9.6% of children in our schools, public and private, are victims of educator sexual misconduct sometime between kindergarten and 12th grade.

Posted in Education | Tagged Advocates for Youth, Answer, Charol Shakeshaft, Chicago Public Schools, Educator Sexual Misconduct, Faith Colson, Faith’s Law, institutionalized grooming, Michelle Mussman, National Sex Education Standards, Office of Inspector General, Planned Parenthood, SB 818, SIECUS, teacher unions, u.s. department of education | Comments Off