David Journal

Tag: DCFS

  • Treading water

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    Or interview tonight feel through (she was given a job that she had interviewed for some time ago) so we are still looking for train finding a nanny. Asked from DCFS emailed to say she would come tomorrow morning and asked which kids she could interview. She indicated that she expected this investigation to be…

  • Neglect

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    Alex finally wrote to me today. She explained that the allegations being overtired are that there is concern over whether we have enough food and whether I sequester myself in my room and let the kids fend for themselves in the evenings. I politely but firmly responded that the allegations were baseless and that DCFS…

  • Spring cleaning

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    With the prospect of DCFS coming to visit, Laura came to the house around noon and began cleaning the house. It took until well after nine but it is mostly done besides my bedroom.

  • DCFS Redux

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    I was really tired when I wrote in my journal last night to the point that I forgot to record that Savannah was pulled out of class yesterday to be interviewed by a DCFS caseworker. She was angry that they are digging around again but apparently someone mentioned that Isaac has pulled knives on other…

  • Seeing the Effect of CPS on the Kids

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    The kids have been very fractious and upset for the last couple of days – mostly yesterday – and Laura finally pointed out how they were behaving and treating the family and asked them why they were feeling that way. Their response? They expressed ongoing distress at having been pulled out of class and questioned…

  • CPS Round 2

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    I never did a followup on our previous run-in with CPS. The conclusion was that toward the middle of December they sent a letter indicating that the case was closed and the claim marked unsupported. Unfortunately that was only the end of round 1. Tuesday Laura emailed to tell me that a police (school resource)…

  • Designed to Fail

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    Laura and I were talking this morning about a number of things but part of the discussion focused on what Delia Rochon said in response to her observations of the visit from CPS. Delia, as a seasoned, professional counselor listened in on the interrogation (my word) of Laura and said that she was shocked at…

  • CPS Investigation

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    Eight days ago Laura and I got a surprise visit from an employee of Child Protective Services informing us that someone had reported Laura for “non-supervision of children.” She looked in the cupboards, bedrooms, and bathroom and then informed us that she also needed to interview Noah before she could close the investigation. Today she…