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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure why anyone hasnt addressed the fact that the mom also was abhorrent. That child should have been placed in CPS immediately. But now, mom is suing the district, the police department, etc. and will likely get rich from this. [/quote]

I think most ESS families have the good sense to avoid punching down. Yes, the family needs support. No, I don't condone the mother's behavior, nor what appears to be a failure to get interventions that the child needs.

But in this case we have people (the police, the school district, and the individual AP) entrusted with the safety of a child, funded by the taxpayers, and in positions of authority. We aim our attention at them because they violated that trust. [/quote]

This parent was forced into an impossible situation. Can you imagine what might have happened to mom or child if mom had resisted those officers’ bullying? Clearly, nobody would have stepped in to help.

Unfortunately, it often requires first-hand experience with trauma to understand how other people navigate and survive trauma in the moment.

You don’t just not “punch down.” You stand up for people in your community when they are harmed and a cover-up follows. It shouldn’t be so hard for people to imagine what it is like to walk in someone else’s shoes.[/quote]

How is it punching down to call a spade a spade? The mother clearly stated she wanted to abuse her own son and would if she wasn't scared of the system. No one I know would have said the same thing in the situation she was in. If you want to stand up for someone, you should be standing up for this child who isn't getting what he needs at school OR home. That much was very obvious. [/quote]

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