Update to the Jacks' Case

From The Washington Post
Although a social worker made at least two visits to Jacks's home, in the 4200 block of Sixth Street SE, no one answered the door to the rowhouse either time. Less than three weeks later, Child and Family Services staff members closed the case after receiving an unconfirmed report that the family had moved to Maryland.

"All the requisite information was available to our people, but the follow-up was never done," Fenty said yesterday. He praised Lopes's efforts to pierce the city bureaucracy as "exceptional" but also said such persistence and dedication ought to be the norm.

"She stands out, really, I think, because so many other people just didn't do their job the way they're supposed to," Fenty said.

Again this case had nothing to do with homeschooling. In fact Ms. Jacks never gave the notice required if a child was being withdrawn from a public school. Apparently too many of the people in the system failed to do their job properly. The children were truant from school, but instead of reporting them as truant the school took the Godmother's word that they were being homeschooled; the Mother was never contacted for verification or asked to give the proper notice. Child and Family Services were notified of suspected abuse and mental illness but they closed the case after an unconfirmed report that the family had moved. Plenty of people knew there was a problem, unfortunately the government workers that were suppose to protect these children failed to do their job. It's unconscionable that those with their own agendas are using this as an excuse to attack and harass legitimate homeschoolers.