Thursday, August 11, 2011
Can a judge order children to be removed from Head Start ?
I recently went to court for an adjudication hearing. The local DSS was trying to order my cooperation with them (my 4 year old had a mark on his leg that was from jumping off his bed). I told them to take me to court because I was not going to work with them. Period. During the course of the case the judge questioned my son and in the end, DENIED adjudication and stated that my children were not CINA (children in need of istance) ... so I won right? Well after learning that I had missed 29 days in a year at the local Head Start where my children attend (or various doctors appts, vacation and illnesses... this is a year long program even in the summer and if you dont have your kids there by a certain time, they arent permitted in and I ADMIT that a few of those absences were due to us showing up late and not getting in that day.... also 7 of them were during this DSS bs after they went there to talk to my kids I pulled them out until court!) anyway the judge after saying NO to adjucation ordered my kids to be THROWN OUT of Head Start due to the abscences! The Head Start director urged him not to, lawyers for all sides (the kids, DSS, me and their father) were against it. This program was granted to me as a single mother, FEDERAL funds pay it and I am eligble after waiting 18 months on the waiting list . All lawyers are fighting it but CAN he do this? Its not sane, that my children CANT go to Head Start. The program offers SOOO many oppurtunities both cognitive and emotional and allows me to keep my job. Can he do this?
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