Kids sleeping in the front yard be prepared its sad

[FortWorthChicks]

I wrote to the school today...

Hi ,

This is .......'s mother Jeanette and today I am writing because I am concerned with the welfare of some kids up the street. According to my neighbor at least one of them is supposed to be a student/ or is a student at _____.

I heard last year something about kids sleeping on the front porch up the street at a house where there is alot of traffic, black trashbags line the windows, who knows who actually lives there because there are constantly people coming and going.

I drove by and checked last year and had not ever seen it myself. Well yesterday after I dropped my son off at school I drove by and saw a bed in the front yard and a couple girls snuggled up together fast asleep.

This street has alot of foot traffic, and alot of the foot traffic is drunk men. It is dangerous to say the least as well as a huge act of neglect. I was heart broken when I saw this and made a loop around the block and got a picture which I will text to your email from my phone.

I called the non-emergency police number and they came out and spent around 30 minutes total over there. Then when I left around three in the afternoon I saw another officer in front of the house. Not sure if they had stopped or just happened to be passing at the time.

My neighbor has told me that kids at school make fun of the girl saying she stinks ect...

She also said she intended to take a photo that they had been in the yard three days in a row. I hope that you can look into the matter and help these kids, I don't want them to slip through the system not noticed.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Kind Regards,

Jeanette

These kids need help, of that I am sure


and she wrote back... doesn't sound promising.

Dear Jeanette,

Thank you for your letter. I will search my data system to see if I can come up with a name to match the address you gave and then I will visit with the students to determine if I can be of assistance.

Thank you,
_______

 

[bwebb7]

It's crazy to think about what teachers do and see from their schools.
I hope they can help!

 

[horsejody]

Many years ago, I overheard my son and his talking. They were saying things like, "Do you think we should tell her?" "Maybe your mom can help." and " He needs help bad. She'll know what to do." Of course, I confronted them and made them tell me what was going on. It turned out that another friend of theirs and his little brother were living in a home where they were being neglected. The mother and step father were on drugs. They even sold all of the furniture to buy drugs. The older boy (about 13 or 14) was worried about he was going to take care of his little brother when the food was gone, and he was afraid of and for his parents. I didn't know if this boy had just been telling stories or if it was all true. I called the school counselor and asked if she thought there might be any truth in it. She said that they has suspicions, but never any evidence. The older boy did a good job taking care of the little and neither looked abused or had told any school staff. Since they now had evidence that he had told other kids, action could be taken. CPS came. When threatened with losing the kids, the mother actually got clean. A few months later my son told me that he had said, "I'm glad somebody turned us in. Life is a lot better." He eventually went to live with his father. The last time I saw him he appeared to have grown into a very nice young man.

 

[thechickenchick]

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This is heartwarming and very encouraging

 

[calicokat]

As a kid I was in an alcoholic home and when I look back, I wondered if anyone at school knew or thought to intervene? I think that we women especially have been gifted with intuition, and if we followed our instinct more on these things, a lot of kids lives could be helped.

Unfortunately, I agree with OP's assessment that the teacher's response doesn't seem to promising for help. I'm praying for this family, and especially these kids. Please keep us posted.

 

[Katy]

The school probably is limited in what they can and can't share about the situation, even to the reporting party.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

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I totally agree! I grew up the same and KNOW others knew some of what was going on, at least enough they should have reported it. This is a serious sensitive subject for me. Thank you OP for DOING SOMETHING. If nothing comes of it AT LEAST you tried. I APPLAUD your efforts, as will those kids. They will realize what was going on later in life. At least now they will know someone cared about them. Often in situations like that it makes the kid feel horrible, helpless and completely unloved. I was suicidal. You may be saving their lives, not just from the abuse, but from it creating self-destrcutive individuals. I hope they do something about the situation, but even if they don't, you may have already made a HUGE difference for those girls!

 

[The Chicken People]

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I know what the situation is just by looking at the picture...drugs and abuse by neglect!

 

[The Chicken People]

Sorry but now I am crying! My heart hurts for these poor children!
So I will just say, THANK YOU FOR GETTING INVOLVED!
Do you know the neighbors behind or caddy corner to the back yard so you could spy on them that way to see if they just relocated?
I know they black out the windows to hide filth, abuse and drugs!

 

[FortWorthChicks]

** update**

Before I sent that email I called and left a message for the principal to please call me back. She called this morning and I told her the story. Apparently the school counselor had not mentioned it to her.

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She was shocked and upset, I could hear it in her voice. I felt after talking with her that she was going to be looking into the matter. I like her alot, she is a great school principal and truly cares about her students so I believe that she may be the person able to make a difference for these kids.

I feel alot better knowing she is now involved!!

Also when I drove by the house this morning I saw a police car parked in front of the house with no-one in the car. It sure looks like the police are spending alot of time down there. I hope that the kids are not getting in trouble because of all this.

When I passed by after dropping my son at school this morning I saw a little girl out in the front yard going to a car in the driveway. She was wearing Pajama pants w/school uniform shirt and her hair was a complete wreck. Grrrr. I doubt she was getting ready for school and if so she was running very late.