(just close down (private/religious) schools that abuse kids)

Back in September, I posted about an unlicensed Christian boarding school for girls in Missouri that was making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Physical and sexual abuse ran rampant there, and the place was forced to shut down.

This isn’t a unique situation in Missouri. That’s largely because the state is one of only two in the country (along with South Carolina) where faith-based schools are exempt from licensing requirements, allowing them to ignore any regulations.