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Legislative effort to crack down on Missouri boarding schools after mounting claims of abuse and neglect

by Alisa Nelson | Feb 11, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, News

Missouri and South Carolina are the only states in the nation that do not regulate faith-based boarding schools for youth. The secret is out and several of these schools have packed up and moved to Missouri to carry on their business of alleged neglect as well as...

Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline calls reach pre-pandemic rate

by Alisa Nelson | Oct 8, 2020 | News

After schools closed in the spring to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline calls quickly fell by about 50%. The dramatic shift was identified nationwide – not just in Missouri. Mandated reporters, at schools, daycares and...

More figures on Missouri’s 50% decline in Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline calls

by Alisa Nelson | Apr 6, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Education, News

Since March 11, the state has had a 50% decline in the number of calls to the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline – another mark left by the coronavirus. Sara Smith, Deputy Director of the Missouri Children’s Division, says the hotline had about 154,000 calls last fiscal...

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