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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]17:04 -- OP here. If I contact the school social worker about this, what typically would happen next? [/quote]

Honestly it really depends on your school, the social worker, and the Administration.  Sadly, too much of the time, nothing happens.  But where one or all of those parties is on the ball, they will likely check in with the kids' teachers first and ask if they've noticed anything.  Then they may pull the parent over after she drops off or before she picks up and have a quick informal check-in with her.  I raised a concern about 2 different kids in one of my kid's classes (teachers did not know I work for CPS and the issues were concerning but not CPS-level) and within 2 weeks it was obvious someone had reached out to both kids' parents (I also asked and they told me they did).

You can ask at your school what the process is, and if you have concerns discuss them.  If you're worried they're going to yell at her in front of everyone "Oh, hey, so and sos mom, Suzy's mom over there thinks you're not feeding your kids, is that true?"  I can almost guarantee you nothing like that will happen.  Teachers/Admins are human, so some have more finesse than others, but mostly I see concerns like this handled with tact, privately, and helpfully.

Good luck, let us know what happens![/quote]

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