As children returned to school for the 2024-2025 academic year, one student in Jane’s class caught her attention — and not for good reason.

“He would sleep a lot,” said Jane, a public school teacher in the Mahoning Valley who 21 News is referring to by a pseudonym. “He would take home food … and then we would notice bruises on places where you don't normally see them.”

Jane decided to report the child’s case to her county’s Children Services Board (CSB) in October 2024. The case was screened in to the investigative process shortly thereafter, but today, Jane still doesn’t know whether the case is closed or action has been taken.

Since the report was made, she told 21 News she has felt unheard and out-of-the loop: at times offering evidence and photos she said were dismissed, and at othe

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