While reading here, there’s no doubt some of these visits have been very intrusive, I also understand them.
As a child, neighbours were always screaming at their children, and I do mean screaming. The kids were regularly given the wooden spoon treatment and often missed school. I can remember it being discussed between neighbours many times, but nobody ever reported anything. I still think about those poor kids.
As a teen, one of my closest friends regularly missed school and when she did come, you could still see the marks on her legs and arms from the kettle cord she was whipped with.
While it’s a minute proportion of students facing these issues, it still happens, in all areas, including the nice ones. I’ve been a teacher for over 40 years and abuse happens far more than any of us would like to think.
Some of the stories her are awful, but I can also understand why some sort of follow up process, that doesn’t just rely on a parent’s word is needed. Of course, it’s usually those with nothing at all to hide who come out of it feeling like they’ve been accused of something, precisely because you do care about your children and can’t contemplate this the extreme abuse that happens to some.