What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
I hope its kosher to discuss a friends problems...looking for similar experiences, legal insights, whatever. Things have been bad with 16 year old for years...got a call Sunday from dad to talk...I was not home but we talked later...he watched police cart off his child for threatening suicide with a knife.
Mom gave father primary custody of this son a couple of years back as she could not handle him. He has refused to go to school which is mind blowing to me....nothing this dad has done can make the child go to school. The dad has been super busy, he has work at nights waiting tables and barely makes the mortgage and child support for the child still at moms house, plus has been taking classes in the mornings to get to where he can have a good earning day job so he can quit the night job.
As of today he has realized that the childs acting out is a cry for help, is quitting classes,a nd trying to find a day job so can be with son much more to supervise.
What does one do with a 16 year old who refuses to go to school????
Thanks, onebreath
PS..He has had the child in therapy apparantly many times but the child sounds as if he may have a mental disorder....massive anger and is always throwing things at the drop of a hat, very volatile (why mom let him go)...and WAS also very hostile and resistant to therapy.
I hope its kosher to discuss a friends problems...looking for similar experiences, legal insights, whatever. Things have been bad with 16 year old for years...got a call Sunday from dad to talk...I was not home but we talked later...he watched police cart off his child for threatening suicide with a knife.
Mom gave father primary custody of this son a couple of years back as she could not handle him. He has refused to go to school which is mind blowing to me....nothing this dad has done can make the child go to school. The dad has been super busy, he has work at nights waiting tables and barely makes the mortgage and child support for the child still at moms house, plus has been taking classes in the mornings to get to where he can have a good earning day job so he can quit the night job.
As of today he has realized that the childs acting out is a cry for help, is quitting classes,a nd trying to find a day job so can be with son much more to supervise.
What does one do with a 16 year old who refuses to go to school????
Thanks, onebreath
PS..He has had the child in therapy apparantly many times but the child sounds as if he may have a mental disorder....massive anger and is always throwing things at the drop of a hat, very volatile (why mom let him go)...and WAS also very hostile and resistant to therapy.
