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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/18/2013 3:29:50 PM Darren Jones--HSLDA Controlling In-Laws Manipulate CPS Investigation |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Controlling In-Laws Manipulate CPS Investigation Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, What should have been a happy time became a nightmare for HSLDA lifetime members Peter and May Turnbull (names changed to protect privacy). The birth of their son set off a family controversy that spilled over into a CPS investigation. After May gave birth to a baby boy, Eric, May's mother began posting notes on Peter's Facebook page falsely claiming that Eric was brain-damaged, that he wasn't growing properly, and that May had post-partum depression. On the contrary, Eric was perfectly healthy, and May's psychologist had already ruled out depression during a routine checkup. May's mother had a long-standing disagreement with Peter and May's family lifestyle, including their religious beliefs and homeschooling their children. Although May's relationship with her mother was already strained, this time May's mother went even farther, calling CPS and claiming that all of the Turnbull's children were neglected. When the investigator came to the Turnbull's house and spoke with May, she saw that all the children were healthy; nevertheless, she demanded to interview the children as part of the investigation. Since Peter wasn't home, May asked the investigator to come back later, and, after the investigator left, she emailed HSLDA. HSLDA contacted the investigator directly, defending the Turnbulls' right to deny interviews with their children. He pointed out that Eric and the rest of the children were routinely seen by pediatricians, and that the Turnbulls' friends had written numerous reference letters testifying to the excellent quality of the Turnbulls' family life. After HSLDA's intervention, the investigator concluded that no neglect was occurring and closed the case against the Turnbulls. Fortunately for the Turnbulls, they are now able to raise their children according to their biblical convictions. HSLDA helps homeschoolers who face discrimination by family members and strangers, social workers and courts on a daily basis. If you are not a current member with HSLDA, won't you join us today to strengthen our defense of homeschooling families in Texas and protect homeschooling rights against local, national, and international anti-homeschooling forces? http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16923 Standing with you for Freedom, Darren A. Jones HSLDA Staff Attorney HSLDA Social Services Contact Policy We desire to advise our members in every contact with a social worker and/or police officer in investigations resulting from allegations of abuse or neglect. If homeschooling is an issue, we will represent our member families until the issue is resolved. On Fourth Amendment unreasonable search and seizure issues, HSLDA will advise our members whenever the privacy of their home is violated by forced or coerced entry for the purpose of an unsubstantiated investigation. HSLDA membership benefits do not extend to court actions resulting from non-homeschooling matters. However, in circumstances where there is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment, HSLDA may, as we have done in the past, choose to take the case in an effort to establish legal precedent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you look at the clouds and tell the direction of the wind? An interesting phenomenon of wind is that it can blow in multiple directions at the same time, at different heights from the ground. But usually there is a prevailing wind. HSLDA watches the gusts and monitors the prevailing trends of change in the legal climate of home education. 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