“...the selfishness of a teenaged boy (or both) has apparently broken up the entire family.”
Pleas explain the above comment.
According to a letter from a friend of the family that was sent to Health Impact News, one of the teens created accusations that were reported to authorities in a creative, yet ill-considered attempt to be able to attend public school, not considering the implications that could devastate younger siblings.
I read up everything I could on this when the January seizure of all of the children took place.
One or both of the two older boys wanted to go to public school. They must have sought adult help. That adult got the police involved.
When the police arrived at the home, they had SWAT at the ready and the street lined with LEOs. The mother STEPPED OUTSIDE prior to any warrant being served.
The second oldest boy took a supplement to a friend’s house that is sold on Ebay and is not illegal. The father is nearing 70 and took it to help keep his energy up. Much angst was created over this supplement.
The family homeschools, stays away from the State, and is Christian. They had had no trouble.
The mayor of Hot Springs said that there was abuse, per the boys. She did not elaborate. However, the boys were the ones first interviewed—they who wanted to go to public school. b
One of the first stories on this whole thing specifically said that the children had been enrolled in public school—within the long, holiday weekend. So, they’re vaccinated and garnering State monies. I found the effort on that amazingly efficient, considering the dragging of legal feet.
At least twice, the hearing has been delayed. No charges have been filed. A gag order is on everyone. And the story drags on, among all the 7 children and the 2 parents. One of those people is 4 years old, so these months are becoming a discernable piece of his entire life.
The root of it, though, goes back to the older boy(s), and I think it’s the 16 year old, whose oppositional defiance has kicked in and has cost everyone else their own lives with the family.
None of them had EVER been away from home.
And now, STILL, there have been no formal charges. But the parents can’t speak. Nor can the wee ones.
So, yeah. This story just burns me.