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SilverTabbyCats · 07/01/2025 12:26

Hello, a couple of weeks ago I was getting my children ready for school, my son is a school refuser and has ebsa. School are aware and he has meetings there to help him. Just before Xmas he was refusing school and I had been really unwell so I’m not proud of it but I shouted at him to go to school, he was upstairs shouting back (basically refusing) anyway my neighbours next door heard the shouting and call the police on me. The police attended and due to being unwell I had struggled with the house work so the house was a tip (great lesson to never ever leave the cleaning ever again as I was going to do it after I dropped him to school so the house was messier than usual) anyway the police demanded to come in and look around which I let them. And they went away when I explained what was happening. Anyway I now today have a letter through saying I’ve been referred to social services. So what should I expect here? As explained the house was messy due to being ill I am a lone parent and the cleaning had got on top of me as I have no other adult here to help. Has anyone been through this, I’m embarrassed that they are now going to contact his school should I explain in advance?

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Muvable · 17/10/2026 14:04

I'm messy and have had police and social services in my home. They've never cared. The type of mess that warrants intervention would be a health & safety hazard.

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