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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I believe this story, and it is terrifying to me.  I don’t understand the school or police reactions.

Re: the school- if they are taking the situation seriously enough that they called in counselors, then why aren’t they also calling whatever the child protective services unit is?

Re: the police- how is a drunk person waving a gun around kids not actionable? OP, I would check with the County prosecutor’s office - ask to talk to their child protection unit and/or victim services, explain the situation and ask for guidance.

I totally agree with pp’s who said make sure to let the 3 girls know that they can call you and come to your house at any time. Also, does anyone know any of the grandparents, aunts, uncles etc in the family- if so, I’d reach out to them as well.

By reaching out to as many outlets as you can think of, someone hopefully will step in to protect this family and other around them. [/quote]

The school did call CPS. I'm sorry, I thought I said that. The school can only tell us so much of what they're doing but they did say to the multiple parents who called in that with the information they were provided they would be forced to call CPS to report. Beyond that they couldn't tell us what they did. We know the girls have been pulled from class by the guidance counselors because other kids in their class have said that happened.

I have never met either set of grandparents but did suggest to the one family that I know has that they should reach out to them and let them know what is going on. Especially the mom's parents, who, from what I hear, have expressed concern about the dad in the past. They live out of state but that's all I know about them. [/quote]

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