Recognizing the impact that Department of Children and Families
(DCF) investigations have on the education system as a whole, today
the Connecticut DCF introduces the Education Professional
Investigation Unit, which has two units dedicated to the
investigation of DCF reports concerning school employees in their
professional capacity with students. Through training, centralized
supervision, open lines of communication and greater oversight, DCF
hopes to bring uniformity across the state as it relates to
investigations of school employees.
Effective immediately, these special units will
be dedicated exclusively to investigating allegations of
abuse/neglect against school employees. Each unit will consist of
ten social workers (five in each unit) charged with investigating
allegations against school employees in a more “expedient
manner” and finalizing investigations in 33 business
days.
