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I was contacted on 1/22/24 by a CPS worker that my 5 year old presented at school as confused and making jerking movements and that his coat smelled like marijuana. The schools notes from the nurse state my child was seen for a low eye and was responding slowly and that his cloths smelled of some type of marijuana. CPS said my daughter who is 19 is the subject of complaint and that since mid November she has been smoking massive amounts of marijuana around my son. Me and my significant other leave at 6 to 630 am for work and she gets him on the bus around 9am. My daughter does not smoke marijuana I know for a fact. I believe they targeted her because she gets him on the bus. The school never contacted me on 1/22/24 to have my son medically evaluated and did not seek medical attention for him all they did was take his temp. I had my son seen by his pediatrician 1/25/23 and he had a urine drug screen which was negative. It this point I trust none of them.
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It is impossible for you to "know for a fact" that your 19 year old doesn't smoke marijuana around your 5 year old - or have him around someone who does- when you're not around unless you have her under 24/7 surveillance. She may be the subject of the CPS investigation but you could be next, and you may be in danger of losing custody of your 5 year old unless you get someone other than your 19 year old to take care of him when you're not around. You've already said there's a 2 1/2 hr window of time every school morning when she's alone with him and that she picks him up from school. You didn't say what time you get home but obviously she has a great deal of time to smoke around him- or have him around other people who do. If she has a car she could be smoking in her car or have someone in her car who smokes. Or she could be getting a lift from someone who smokes. You've given your 19 year old an enormous responsibility, and it's time for you to get someone else involved in taking care of your 5 year old- and let your 19 year old know how serious the situation is. If someone thinks your daughter has smoked massive amounts of marjuana since November, and the school smelled it on your son, and he was acting confused (sign of a contact high)- you've got a serious problem on your hands. Make your daughter understand that unless she cleans up her act she may not be able to live in the same house as your 5 year old. Marijuana may be legal, but exposing a child to it is not. child abuse.
Answered on Jan 29th, 2024 at 10:08 AM