Okay, so today I got a phone call from one of the Vice principal’s at Joe’s school; he was letting me know he planned to deal with Joe concerning his behavior on Monday, but when he called him down to the office – he asked if I was aware that Joe was absent today. I know he heard my shocked tone as I said no; so now he plans to deal with that, as well, when Joe finally returns to classes.
I spoke to a Truancy Coordinator and gave him Joe’s name; he plans to show up at the school tomorrow – if Joe is there. He also advised I bring the Cobb County social worker in, and phoned her. She will be at a different school tomorrow, but with my permission, she is sharing what I told her has been happening since the weekend with the actual school counselor. She apparently checked also and found Joe was absent – but I told her I wanted to wait till his bus went by and see if he came home then.
Joe came in after the bus went by; he was talking very animatedly and seemed happy, pleasant – like he was when I first got custody of him last January. He told me about his day, no homework, that all of his teachers were great and they finished all work in class today… uh-huh. So I asked him why the Vice Principal would have called me to say Joe was absent today…? He said it must have been a mistake cause he was there, but that he spent the majority of the day with his new counselor. I didn’t mention that counselor’s would notify teachers/admittance office if a student was with them. He claimed the counselor was brand new – according to the school website he’s been there at least since the start of the school year, not brand new as of today as Joe said.
So I informed Joe that the Truancy office and social worker’s had been called in, he said, “Oh joy, that’s just great.” Waited like three seconds then bolted to his bedroom; I heard him talking fairly loudly on the phone. According to his phone records, he then called someone for 22 minutes in Roswell. He has also been calling Jade in CA, and the Canadian Embassy in Washington yesterday and today. Joe is planning to run away and I think Phillip may be the Roswell number; maybe Phillip is going as well.
Just fucking lovely. I’m sure Mommy Dearest helped plant this in his head.
I’m outtie….
**EDIT** Btw, I am waiting to hear back from a child psychologist; I am waiting to hear back from Catholic Services about helping get Joe’s citizenship; and, the school social worker is helping to set up specialized school counseling. I’ve been working on all of these details instead of doing my own school work, mind you.
Never again.
Again, outtie….