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Could dd children be taken away

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Ffs2077 · 04/07/2024 10:45

I'm going to try and keep it in a nut shell.

Dd has had long term involvement from social services. It was triggered by DV. It was for around 3.5 years . It went from PLO to child protection. And they closed the case about 5 ish months ago.

There was a dv issue with her current ex . There was a merlin report . Social services made contact told dd she done the right thing etc. He was on bail until 1st July. But have not heard anything dd told me that a social worker has been working with her current ex they are going put things in place to manage his anger and mental health issues . And sw said she can see he wants to put things right and help himself and he realises what he done was wrong. (I don't believe that)

Last I knew Gs school attendance was 66%
School said they were going to have a meeting but when dd approached them on Monday. They said keep bring him in and we will see how it gos so meeting never happened..

But this morning dd has told me she's in so much pain in her chest she can barely move. She's had a heavy cough/cold so think that's why . She took pain killers. Around 8.15 she tells me pain is easing . I tell her I will pay for an uber hoping to get GS into school not to much later than he should be. But yet at 9.50 she's still not orded .

School have told me that because she has recent social services services involvement . GS can end uo on a CP plan pretty fast. Because of his attendance.

Incase realivent dd has: emotional unstable personality disorder, Ptsd, and bipolar.

I'm absolutely worried sick that her kids could be taken.

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SilverDoe · 08/07/2024 13:58

gamerchick · 05/07/2024 19:42

Quite a skill that is. Able to make a pretty large judgment like that based on a tone of a written post.

It was also a really fucking horrible thing to say considering that the OP is here looking for advice and support on a really difficult situation, and has care responsibilities for both a daughter with MH issues and her grand children, as well as her own DC to care for.

Really typical nasty internet gross behaviour.

Ffs2077 · 08/07/2024 19:53

SilverDoe · 08/07/2024 13:58

It was also a really fucking horrible thing to say considering that the OP is here looking for advice and support on a really difficult situation, and has care responsibilities for both a daughter with MH issues and her grand children, as well as her own DC to care for.

Really typical nasty internet gross behaviour.

Thank you. Just ignore though I'm past caring.

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kittensinthekitchen · 08/07/2024 20:29

1AngelicFruitCake · 08/07/2024 12:15

You keep saying other needs are being met e.g. fed and clean but the families I know of who concern us most as a school often have well
turned out children (or seem to be) because they know they’ll get judged on appearance.

Any child who has 66% attendance is being neglected. Days, weeks, months not at school is so desperately sad for the child.

Any child who has 66% attendance is being neglected.

So a child who was absent from school for intensive medical treatment? Neglected?

Ffs2077 · 08/07/2024 20:45

kittensinthekitchen · 08/07/2024 20:29

Any child who has 66% attendance is being neglected.

So a child who was absent from school for intensive medical treatment? Neglected?

I thing it people often post as if its (fact) when it's not.

Gs attendance was bad when dd had social services. So they know about his bad attendance. If they felt it was neglect. He would still be on the register.

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altmember · 08/07/2024 22:20

Ffs2077 · 08/07/2024 20:45

I thing it people often post as if its (fact) when it's not.

Gs attendance was bad when dd had social services. So they know about his bad attendance. If they felt it was neglect. He would still be on the register.

If his attendance is down to him having a serious/long term health issue then that might be acceptable. But OP hasn't mentioned that. Just that his mother is failing to get him to school. Rightly or wrongly, social services are mostly only interested in a child being 'at risk' of harm. School attendance is a neglect issue, but probably not in itself serious enough for them to keep a case open.

Medical condition aside, anyone who considers a child having 66% school attendance as not being neglect is deluded. It'd be very unusual for there not to be other aspects of child neglect as well.

1AngelicFruitCake · 08/07/2024 22:37

altmember · 08/07/2024 22:20

If his attendance is down to him having a serious/long term health issue then that might be acceptable. But OP hasn't mentioned that. Just that his mother is failing to get him to school. Rightly or wrongly, social services are mostly only interested in a child being 'at risk' of harm. School attendance is a neglect issue, but probably not in itself serious enough for them to keep a case open.

Medical condition aside, anyone who considers a child having 66% school attendance as not being neglect is deluded. It'd be very unusual for there not to be other aspects of child neglect as well.

Exactly. A serious medical condition? No that’s not neglect because the child’s needs are being met (medical care first) but this isn’t the case here.

Im writing it as if it’s fact because of course it’s my opinion but a child who has been kept off school so much is being very badly let down. Im shocked this has been allowed to happen. That poor child.

kittensinthekitchen · 08/07/2024 23:10

1AngelicFruitCake · 08/07/2024 22:37

Exactly. A serious medical condition? No that’s not neglect because the child’s needs are being met (medical care first) but this isn’t the case here.

Im writing it as if it’s fact because of course it’s my opinion but a child who has been kept off school so much is being very badly let down. Im shocked this has been allowed to happen. That poor child.

You said: Any child who has 66% attendance is being neglected.

There were no exclusions, no disclaimers just Any child who has 66% attendance is being neglected.

Which is not true, and appears it's also not what you meant.
So if you didn't mean it, don't say it.

1AngelicFruitCake · 09/07/2024 18:09

kittensinthekitchen · 08/07/2024 23:10

You said: Any child who has 66% attendance is being neglected.

There were no exclusions, no disclaimers just Any child who has 66% attendance is being neglected.

Which is not true, and appears it's also not what you meant.
So if you didn't mean it, don't say it.

Ok, argue the point, you know what I meant. You’re distracting from the real issue here which is a child is missing massive amounts of school.

Ffs2077 · 09/07/2024 18:57

So many assumptions, things spoken as if they are fact. Opinions also seem to =facts.
Half of you don't actually listen to what I have explained or taken it on board. Of twist what i have said or ignore the main problem. Or choose to ignore it. Just for the sake of a dig at me session.

I'm also thinking should I even post this reply because all im going to get back is .aload of BS twisted to suit someone agender.

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