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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also CPS in DC is not removing kids from some traumatic and terrifying situations that would stun, absolutely stun, you. I imagine it’s because they would not have anywhere to put all the kids they ought to remove. One of my child’s best friends has two parents in the home who constantly do drugs, beat each other up, leave the kids home alone, and CPS has been aware/involved for years but ultimately does nothing. It’s like because it’s a two-parent home they think it’s ok. Of course, the kids are truant. I was sad about the situation, then heartbroken, now just angry. How can this go on and on? The parents don’t give a shit and will never change. The school admin keeps close tabs on the kids and gives lots of emotional support but things have only ever gotten worse. And I see how there is a contagion… my son was refusing to do homework because his friend in this household had done zero homework all year, not once not ever, and my son basically decided homework was for suckers. I can push back when it’s just this one friend, but imagine being in a school where this is the norm, how can u expect kids to show up? I cannot believe what goes on in households in terms of abjectly refusing to raise the children in any way, without consequence.[/quote]

The question is, why would any normal parent leave their kids at a school where this is the norm? There are probably no normal families, and the rest never had a chance [/quote]

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