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Hi everyone, this came from the unschooling list I am on . Please read
this and maybe forward on. Thanks, ~Karen



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>--- In [email protected], "Judith Gips" <comadre@m...> wrote:
>my friend Patty is fighting the CPS in Alameda County CA for seizing
>her
>children because a relative of the children's father (their father is
>a
>sometimes violent homeless man who has no chance of gaining custody
>of his
>sons) reported that the 9 year old twin boys were "socially isolated"
>and
>"unable to relate to anyone but their mother." the children have been
>in
>three placements in the past several weeks. I know these children
>from the
>Berkeley YMCA, where they swim, play basketball, join group arts and
>crafts
>projects, and generally are a part of the community. Please read and
>circulate this letter - it is a lesson in the absurd, and it could
>happen to
>anyone. Patty is a down to earth older mother who gave birth to twins
>at age
>45 after long term infertility, and she has been following the
>Independent
>Studies curriculum supervised by the Berkeley Unified School District.
>
>Needless to say this has not increased my respect for the child rescue
>establishment. Homeschooling is not the only item that could generate
>such a
>bizarre set of events - any over-zealous neighbor or social worker who
>doesn't like your religion or lack thereof, your family bed, your
>letting
>children play naked in the backyard, your messy house, diet, longterm
>breastfeeding, style of dress or choice of family acctivities could
>get
>something like this nightmare going. Official documents blame
>Ptaricia for
>using "manipulative charm" with the children because she told
>them, "Smile
>and tell the truth if anyone asks you questions."
>
>Please note that a legal defense fund has been established on Patty's
>behalf
>- if you or anyone or any group you trust could contribute even a
>little, it
>would be wonderful. Thanks, friends, Judith
>
>----------
>From: pattypink@s...
>
>Dear Lori and Friends, 5/11/00
> ( This is typed into the computer and sent for Patricia by Anne
>Marie.
>Patricia is in bed with a migraine headache but wanted to update
>those
>concerned. )
>
>======================
> >>

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OOPS.. sorry to recirculate the same message on this loop, I was forwarding
it on, and forgot to change the address! :) ~Karen