Remember the Red-Haired Girl?

[DianaB]

You just never know what goes on inside other people's homes. Maybe the school counselor can have a talk with her. We have a wonderful school counselor in our grade school. I've even talked to him myself!!!

[Janet]

They talk to her all the time. She spends most recesses in the Assist. Principal hallway. She lives with people with mental disabilities and she doesn't stand a chance. Patty was taken away from them before, but not for very long. This little girl doesn't stand a chance.

As of this afternoon, I have her still sitting in the front seat, but alone. She is no longer to have any other contact with students on the bus, she just can't be trusted to behave like a 3rd grade student.

I wish/hope child welfare will step in and take this child from this home. It is the only way she stands a chance of having a future.

[Tiramisu]

Another sad story. I hope she doesn't fall through the cracks and know that you are doing your part to help.

[Janet]

I hope she doesn't fall through the cracks either, but I'm afraid she will. You see, when I tried (quite a number of years ago) to help my nephews children, Child Welfare Services said there was little they could do...after all they had both parents at home, a house, food, clothing and attending school.

They had their basic needs met, so they wouldn't step in. So the oldest girl went to girls school down in Indianapolis, it's for troubled girls and the oldest boy went to boys school. The younger three just steal, pop out babies and drain the system. They are all adults now.

This will most likely be Patty's future too. So very sad.

[judy]

That poor little child. It can break your heart sometimes when you work with children.

We can all pray for her and that she ends up okay and in a good environment.

[pope1982]

I am speechless. Just know that your strength with get you through this!
Hopefully this little girl can beat the odds, come to terms with what has happened to her to break the cycle and make something of herself.

[Janet]

I know the school is trying to get something done, but I seriously doubt anything will happen and it is really too bad. She is having trouble at school academically and the school wanted to put her in special education, but this wack job step-grandfather of hers said no, that it would hurt her chances if she wanted to be in politics..... oh brother!