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Originally Posted by reb569
I understand your hesitation, but agree that reporting it is probably the best thing to do. Or, if you don't, I'd highly encourage you to help her find a way out of the home to get help prior to starting college. Does she have other family or friends that she could live with when she is 18?
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Even if she did have some place to go, I can't see her leaving home until next fall when she heads to college.
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Originally Posted by reb569
You say there are no resources in your school district, is your district part of group of schools that have shared resources? Where a school psychologist could be called in to work with her?
It sounds like you are trying to do the right thing and I find it very troubling that the principal and vice principal are failing so horribly at doing their job. It kind of sounds like they just want her to graduate and be out of their hair and no longer their concern. Would they do the same thing if she were a freshman or sophomore?
Thank you for working with this young lady.
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We're a private, independent school. So we don't have any resources outside our school. The main reason the principal and vice principal haven't done more to help is because they are skeptical of her story. I believe the student completely, but they think she's exaggerating and things aren't as bad as she's making it out to be. This is another reason why I've hesitated to contact Child Protective Services. If both the principal and vice principal don't see any evidence of abuse, there's a chance CPS might not either. It sounds like a big risk to me. We're a small community, so it will be easy for the parents to figure out who reported them, at which point I know they will homeschool her.
If CPS were to get involved, what could/would they do?