WHATS NEXT?
I’M NOT SURE WE KNOW. WE’RE HOLDING THIS WHOLE THING KIND OF LOOSELY. WE JUST KNEW THAT WE FELT LIKE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO SHARE OUR STORY.
THIS SPRING, I DID WHAT I BELIEVED WAS RIGHT: I RAISED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN TO PROTECT KIDS. THEN WE HAD TO FIGHT TO SHIELD OUR KIDS FROM FURTHER TRAUMA AND DEEP EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. A LITANY OF LIES AND A FALSE NARRATIVE SPILLED OUT OF MY WORKPLACE AND INTO OUR HOME. PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF POWER TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE LIES THEY WERE FED TO THEM AND PUT OUR FAMILY THROUGH A NIGHTMARE OF CPS THREATS, POLICE OFFICERS ON OUR DOORSTEP, FORCED COURT ORDERS AND UNJUST ALLEGATIONS.
WE’VE HAD TO SPEND OVER $40K ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES JUST TO SURVIVE WHAT WAS SET IN MOTION— THE CPS CASE ALONE COST ROUGHLY $16K. JUST TO GET OUR FAMILY OUT FROM UNDER AN UNJUST CPS CASE AND PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM FURTHER HARM. IT’LL TAKE SUPPORT FROM A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE, IF WE DECIDE TO TO PURSUE ANYTHING FURTHER. FOR NOW OUR GOALS ARE MODEST, IT’D BE NICE TO BREAK EVEN.
WHICH MEANS WE WILL COME TO A CROSSROADS.
EITHER THIS WILL END AS A
CAUTIONARY TALE
WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY
OR
WE LOOK INTO NEXT STEPS AND
DECIDE WHAT TO DO.
FORCE THE TRUTH INTO THE OPEN
MAYBE SOMEONE WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR WHAT WAS DONE TO OUR FAMILY.
AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO US:
SPARE THE NEXT FAMILY
—IF THAT’S WHAT WE DECIDE
WE’LL NEED SOME HELP—
PS: IF ANY OF Y’ALL HAVE THE EAR OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PLEASE REACH OUT. HE SEEMS LIKE A GOOD DUDE AND WE THINK HE’LL PROBABLY WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THIS.
SO,
IF YOU BELIEVE
(AND WE’RE CONFIDENT YOU DO)
WHAT HAPPENED IS BIGGER THAN US
A TEACHER SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPORT A SAFETY CONCERN
WITHOUT LOSING EVERYTHING,
AND
FAMILIES SHOULDN’T BE ABUSED
BY A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PROTECT THEM.
WE’RE INVITING YOU TO STAND ALONGSIDE US.
(WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE)