Officials: Teens Death Attributed To Educational Neglect, Other Factors

(Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Officials with the state child advocate and the Department of Children and Families appeared before the legislature’s committee on children today for a hearing in the Matthew Tirado case.
He’s the autistic 17-year-old who died last February, allegedly at the abusive hands of his mother.
A report from the child advocate found cases of educational neglect that officials say led to a series of breakdowns that ultimately prevented child welfare o