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For Ohioans who care about making sure no child slips through the cracks, data out of Franklin County is nothing short of appalling. The county's Children Services agency has seen a horrifying five child deaths in a little more than a year.
According to a report by WBNS, state Rep. Dontavius Jarrells, D-Columbus, has had enough.
Jarrells says his office is drafting legislation after hearing the excuses from Franklin County Children Services.
They say they don't have authority to remove a child from a home without the help of law enforcement or juvenile court, for example. In fact, much of what came from FCCS sounded a lot like "It's complicated, you wouldn't understand."
There is no doubt bureaucracy gets in its own way. But Jarrells is right to understand these deaths are not the only tragedies in need of addressing. He wants to improve the system overall for the betterment of all Ohioans.