How did the state come to have, 20% of its young people “at risk” or “disconnected,” having dropped out of school or being in danger of dropping out?

Chris Powell
Child protection or subsidized neglect?
Five children born to someone unprepared to support them is irresponsibility, though political correctness forbids any such acknowledgment.
Honesty requires taking responsibility
A criminal record indeed can be a serious handicap, but denying the public access to the criminal history of potential employees, tenants, roommates, romantic partners, and service providers would be dangerous and unjust. People are entitled to make their own judgments on the people they would closely associate with, and people should be able to know what the government knows about those people.