The start of a new school year typically conjures memories of yellow school buses in a row, students in a single-file line and fresh crayons, but for the Indiana Department of Child Services, its synonymous with something else – more reports of suspected abuse or neglect.
Data from DCS shows reports of suspected abuse dip in June and July and jump in August when students go back to the classroom. According to the data, in 2017 there were 22,181 reports made in May, 17,696 in June, 17,194 in July and 23,137 in August. Numbers available for 2018 follow a similar pattern: 22,792 reports were made in May. That number dropped to 16,398 in June. Data for July 2018 is not yet available.
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