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Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Commission warns of staffing shortfalls and $90,000 USDA school-food funding gap
Summary
The Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Commission told Arlington leaders it is roughly 30% understaffed relative to agreed operating levels, relies heavily on overtime and faces a new USDA school-food funding gap of about $90,000 after the Virginia Department of Education said DJJ will stop facilitating USDA coverage.
John Lawrence, chair of the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Commission, told commissioners the detention center is operating with a persistent staffing shortfall — roughly 30% below the staffing level the jurisdictions requested to staff for 46 youth — and that the center relies on overtime to maintain 12-hour shifts.
Lawrence warned that tapping operating…
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