Reporter’s Notebook: Connecticut DCF highlights positive change after unsettling allegations in Waterbury – Knowhere News

Reporter’s Notebook: Connecticut DCF highlights positive change after unsettling allegations in Waterbury – Knowhere News

There are important issues for Connecticut’s child protection system in the case of a Waterbury man who was reportedly held captive by his stepmother. One of the most perplexing is how the accused victim vanished from the state’s consciousness after classmates and teachers voiced concerns about his welfare years prior. Those problems are not adequately addressed in new data issued by the state Department of Children and Families (DCF). However, …