Jose is apparently a problem child. I had a discussion with the principal, and it turns out I was right to "tattle" on him. I'm livid that he's been caught molesting another girl in Ali's class, apparently very much against her will, and he's not been removed from the class, but the school contacted DCS two weeks ago, and they've actively been investigating Jose's home life.
I suppose it's easy for people who don't have little children of their own to blow it off, and say it's not a big deal, but it's my first job as a mother to fiercely protect my children, which I've done. Not only did I accomplish that, but I added more evidence to an open sexual abuse investigation, and possibly saved Jose as well.
It would be one thing if she came home singing songs about butts, or poop. I've heard that kinda stuff plenty of times. I do have an 8 year old son. To sing songs about molestation, especially if you don't understand what it is, should raise flags in any vigilant parent's mind.
Their father, who had a nonchalant attitude about this shit too, went with me to talk to the principal today, and now understands the point of view. I knew he had to go with me in order to understand. As a counselor, I've heard so many stories about how things like this just went ignored, and there were dire consequences because of it.
After we got done talking to the principal, they pulled Ali from class and the school's counselor spoke with her. My daughter tearfully admitted that Jose, and another boy have touched her in an extremely inappropriate manner. She also told that he's done it to two other girls in class, not including the girl they already knew about. They still let him in class! What the fuck?!?
I asked all the questions, especially how they have privacy to do all these things. My daughter said he did it in the tower on the playground. I don't blame Jose. He's 5 years old. I know that children his age often repeat what they have seen, or what's been done to them. I hope that he gets the help he needs, but for now, he is no longer around the other children in the school, and will probably end up in the state's custody, and safe from whomever is teaching him inappropriate, deviant sexual behaviors.
Right now I am doing anything and everything to distract myself from the unimaginable rage I feel. Thank you, that is all.
I suppose it's easy for people who don't have little children of their own to blow it off, and say it's not a big deal, but it's my first job as a mother to fiercely protect my children, which I've done. Not only did I accomplish that, but I added more evidence to an open sexual abuse investigation, and possibly saved Jose as well.
It would be one thing if she came home singing songs about butts, or poop. I've heard that kinda stuff plenty of times. I do have an 8 year old son. To sing songs about molestation, especially if you don't understand what it is, should raise flags in any vigilant parent's mind.
Their father, who had a nonchalant attitude about this shit too, went with me to talk to the principal today, and now understands the point of view. I knew he had to go with me in order to understand. As a counselor, I've heard so many stories about how things like this just went ignored, and there were dire consequences because of it.
After we got done talking to the principal, they pulled Ali from class and the school's counselor spoke with her. My daughter tearfully admitted that Jose, and another boy have touched her in an extremely inappropriate manner. She also told that he's done it to two other girls in class, not including the girl they already knew about. They still let him in class! What the fuck?!?
I asked all the questions, especially how they have privacy to do all these things. My daughter said he did it in the tower on the playground. I don't blame Jose. He's 5 years old. I know that children his age often repeat what they have seen, or what's been done to them. I hope that he gets the help he needs, but for now, he is no longer around the other children in the school, and will probably end up in the state's custody, and safe from whomever is teaching him inappropriate, deviant sexual behaviors.
Right now I am doing anything and everything to distract myself from the unimaginable rage I feel. Thank you, that is all.
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