B-Man Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Buffalo mother who withdrew her children from public schools to homeschool them now faces child neglect charges, and her children have been removed from her custody. Single mother Kiarre Harris filed all of the required paperwork with Buffalo City Hall to remove her children from Buffalo Public Schools in early December over concerns about the school system. She also filed the individualized educational program to homeschool her elementary school kids, which she did for several weeks, WKBW reports. “I felt like the system was failing my children and that’s when I made the decision to homeschool,” Harris told WKBW. “I spoke directly to a homeschool coordinator and she told me from this point on my children were officially un-enrolled from school,” she said, adding that the department stamped the paperwork received on Dec. 7. A week later, Child Protective Services called her home to inquire why her children were not attending school. “I told them that my kids were homeschooled now and that I could furnish the documents if they need to see them,” Harris said. In mid-January, Harris was driving by her home when she noticed several police vehicles at the multi-unit residence, one of which followed her for a short while before she pulled over. Buffalo Police presented the 30-year-old with a court summons for child neglect, and demanded to know where her children were to remove them from her custody. When Harris refused to turn them over, officers arrested her for obstruction of justice. They also impounded her car and eventually located the children and placed them in the foster care system. The problem, Harris said in a Facebook video recorded after her arrest, is Buffalo City Hall never notified her children’s former school that the kids were no longer enrolled, which prompted the school to contact Child Protective Services for excessive absences. Harris had never previously been arrested or charged with a crime. Interestingly, investigators took the time to comb through Harris’ social media posts to build a flimsy case of child neglect against her, but apparently didn’t bother to call City Hall to confirm her story. “’Respondent recently posted a comment on social media ridiculing the school system and people who attend school or graduate from school,’” Harris read from a court document she received as evidence of her alleged neglect. “First and foremost, I’m a high school graduate and a college graduate, so would it make sense for me to ridicule someone who goes to school? No. What I posted was that the school teaches people to be ‘smart idiots,’ people who cannot think outside of the box,” Harris explained. “They can think in the form of text book, what they’ve been taught, but they cannot think for themselves. … Which is actually very true.” “But first of all, how is that indicative of me neglecting my children if I criticize the school system? Second of all, why is something I posted on social media being put in a court document unless I’m directly threatening to hurt someone?” she continued. “Furthermore, why am I being stalked on my social media? Why are y’all searching for my name and scrolling through my posts?” So............routine government miscommunication ......or is someone's nose out of joint ? Edited February 7, 2017 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Holy crap. That's absolutely stunningly sad. I can't imagine how horrible it must be to have your children taken away from you because of someone else's incompetence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 So............routine government miscommunication ......or is someone's nose out of joint ? Clearly not the former if CPS called a WEEK after she pulled her kids out of school. I could pull my kids out of school for a week to go skiing and I'm pretty damn sure CPS isn't going to hear about it, much less come asking about them. Where are all the progressives to defend this black, single mother? Oh right....big, left-wing government always takes priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Tiberius will arrive in 3, 2, 1 with....."She should have taken the steps to contact the school herself. The school was taking all steps necessary to protect those children. The school knows what is best for those kids." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Clearly not the former if CPS called a WEEK after she pulled her kids out of school. I could pull my kids out of school for a week to go skiing and I'm pretty damn sure CPS isn't going to hear about it, much less come asking about them. That's really the telling part here. It suggests someone didn't like her choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 She should have taken the steps to contact the school herself. The school was taking all steps necessary to protect those children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Holy crap. That's absolutely stunningly sad. I can't imagine how horrible it must be to have your children taken away from you because of someone else's incompetence. Yeah, but it's the government that did it. They probably had good intentions. That's what's important. That, and the mother was probably reading the kids a bible and teaching American History. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Homeschooling is for idiots. I thought this was explained 60 years ago in: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbk824_bugs-bunny-yankee-doodle-bugs_fun Do you want an idiot like you guys or me homeschooling? Especially ones with lack of temperament. If you do, you think too highly of one's self, get over yourself. They have to put up w/me enough, let alone pointing their azz here to have Azalin, TYTT, ChefJim, & DCTom give them a halfazzed, bot laiden civics class... And don't even get me started on OC and the butt hurt deplorables that can't make a choice between a dixie cup of water (Clinton) vs. a gallon of gasoline (Trump). The whole concept is like Bugs Bunny teaching his nephew Clyde (Yankee Doodle Bugs)... END RESULT: http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/looneytunes/images/1/1d/Clyde_in_Yankee_Doodle_Bugs_07.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150923043229 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Homeschooling is for idiots. I thought this was explained 60 years ago in: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbk824_bugs-bunny-yankee-doodle-bugs_fun Do you want an idiot like you guys or me homeschooling? Especially ones with lack of temperament. If you do, you think too highly of one's self, get over yourself. They have to put up w/me enough, let alone pointing their azz here to have Azalin, TYTT, ChefJim, & DCTom give them a halfazzed, bot laiden civics class... And don't even get me started on OC and the butt hurt deplorables that can't make a choice between a dixie cup of water (Clinton) vs. a gallon of gasoline (Trump). The whole concept is like Bugs Bunny teaching his nephew Clyde (Yankee Doodle Bugs)... END RESULT: http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/looneytunes/images/1/1d/Clyde_in_Yankee_Doodle_Bugs_07.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150923043229 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Clearly not the former if CPS called a WEEK after she pulled her kids out of school. I could pull my kids out of school for a week to go skiing and I'm pretty damn sure CPS isn't going to hear about it, much less come asking about them. Where are all the progressives to defend this black, single mother? Oh right....big, left-wing government always takes priority. Has nothing to do with race. Gee... Nice race baiting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 Homeschooling is for idiots. I thought this was explained 60 years ago in: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbk824_bugs-bunny-yankee-doodle-bugs_fun Do you want an idiot like you guys or me homeschooling? Especially ones with lack of temperament. If you do, you think too highly of one's self, get over yourself. They have to put up w/me enough, let alone pointing their azz here to have Azalin, TYTT, ChefJim, & DCTom give them a halfazzed, bot laiden civics class... And don't even get me started on OC and the butt hurt deplorables that can't make a choice between a dixie cup of water (Clinton) vs. a gallon of gasoline (Trump). The whole concept is like Bugs Bunny teaching his nephew Clyde (Yankee Doodle Bugs)... END RESULT: http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/looneytunes/images/1/1d/Clyde_in_Yankee_Doodle_Bugs_07.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150923043229 Wow.........that was a stupid response..............even for you. I have no problem with using over the top silliness to try and make a point...................but.......you missed. and leave Bugs out of it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 She should have taken the steps to contact the school herself. The school was taking all steps necessary to protect those children. LoL... They got you nailed to a tee! Wink wink... They are sure making posting easy these days! Like shooting fish in a barrel! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Wow.........that was a stupid response..............even for you. I have no problem with using over the top silliness to try and make a point...................but.......you missed. and leave Bugs out of it. . Can't you explain your problem with the post in a half way decent manner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Wow.........that was a stupid response..............even for you. I have no problem with using over the top silliness to try and make a point...................but.......you missed. Ugh. I really wish when people quote posters I have on ignore it wouldn't show the ignored person's comments. Because his rant is, single handedly, one of the most ridiculous rants against homeschooling that I have heard to date. It is borne through nothing short of inaccurate assumptions and and absolutely no understanding of how homeschooling works...which is why I choose to ignore people like him. Even when he tries to be coherent, he's incoherent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 No real content, just blather... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Can't you explain your problem with the post in a half way decent manner? Probably not to you because you are a blithering moron, but there are people who can actually educate their children properly (you know, the way virtually all people were educated for all but last ~150 years of human existence). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Wow.........that was a stupid response..............even for you. I have no problem with using over the top silliness to try and make a point...................but.......you missed. and leave Bugs out of it. . Why is it stupid. We live in an idiocracy slammed shifted from 1st to 6th since November and the engine is lugging badly! Very bad... And you want idiots homeschooling. You guys really are anarchists! Let me put that into pics for the RNC ops out there, it is what the hoi polloi speak now, pics. I took my 3.5 hours of op training ("Candy Every Deplorable Wants: meme making v.0.61): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 City Hall messed up. That's really the whole story here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Ugh. I really wish when people quote posters I have on ignore it wouldn't show the ignored person's comments. Because his rant is, single handedly, one of the most ridiculous rants against homeschooling that I have heard to date. It is borne through nothing short of inaccurate assumptions and and absolutely no understanding of how homeschooling works...which is why I choose to ignore people like him. Even when he tries to be coherent, he's incoherent. BS... You are just a whiny little butt hurt b*tch that constantly gets owned. Nice narrative. LMAO... Living la vida loco echo chamber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC3UeluxYgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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