Anybody posted about the 13 siblings found chained in California home?

[Laurie4b]

So much for the argument that being in school would have given the kids access to tell someone and stop the abuse. The oldest son spent several semesters at the community college and never told anyone. 

 

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/abused-california-sibling-college-seek-52690715

Edited January 30, 2018 by Laurie4b

[OneStepAtATime]

So much for the argument that being in school would have given the kids access to tell someone and stop the abuse. The oldest son spent several semesters at the community college and never told anyone. 

 

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/abused-california-sibling-college-seek-52690715

Hasn't it been established that the older kids attended elementary school in Texas before the move to California?  A nurse has even stated that the oldest daughter was bullied while at school and classmates have stated that she smelled really bad.  So yes, the argument that being in school would have meant that the kids would have been helped doesn't hold up if these statements are true.

 

Perhaps, though, with several hours a day of access to bathrooms and food and other people and just the school environment in general the children might have less physical and emotional damage than they currently do and would have possibly come to realize that they might be able to get help if they spoke to someone in authority.

 

A child did apparently try to run away while they were in Texas but a neighbor returned the child to the home.  

[Laurie4b]

Hasn't it been established that the older kids attended elementary school in Texas before the move to California?  A nurse has even stated that the oldest daughter was bullied while at school and classmates have stated that she smelled really bad.  So yes, the argument that being in school would have meant that the kids would have been helped doesn't hold up if these statements are true.

 

Perhaps, though, with several hours a day of access to bathrooms and food and other people and just the school environment in general the children might have less physical and emotional damage than they currently do and would have possibly come to realize that they might be able to get help if they spoke to someone in authority.

 

A child did apparently try to run away while they were in Texas but a neighbor returned the child to the home.  

 

That was years ago. The community college was much more recent. 

 

My point is merely about the belief that the real issue with homeschooling from a safety point of view is that the children do not have access to adults who might otherwise report them. Nothing more than that. 

[OneStepAtATime]

That was years ago. The community college was much more recent.

 

My point is merely about the belief that the real issue with homeschooling from a safety point of view is that the children do not have access to adults who might otherwise report them. Nothing more than that.

Agreed

[Ravin]

I read that today a judge issued an order that is in effect for three years- details:

The Turpin parents reportedly cannot bar their children from testifying in court, “must not harass, strike, threaten, molest, destroy belongings," or stalk the victims and can have no personal contact with them.

 

It specifically said they can only contact the kids through attorneys or investigators. But what I don't get is that they're i jail- how could they possibly do some of the above, like hit, molest, or destroy belongings?

 

It's most likely statutory language that's required in all such orders.