Legal Question in Juvenile Dependency in California
Parents whos teenager dropped out of school
My son 17, who has had a lot of legal
problems, ran away, stop going to
school and went to another county to
live with his father. Who never
enrolled him in school. Instead
started studying for the GED. In
November the the school he was
attending here with me told me that
they dropped him and sent his
transcripts to the district. Is there
any legal issue that I need to be
aware of for my own protection? He
is back now, will be 18 in 26 days
and refuses to go to school still. I'm
planning on registering him this week
to take the CHSPE. Another question
is, I know my son suffers from both a
mental disorder and addiction, I am
constantly told even as I minor you
cannot force help on him, Doctors
have told me they cannot help
someone who does not want help. Is
there any way around this?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Parents whos teenager dropped out of school
Not really, unless there are grounds to do a "5150" on him and even then, they will only do a 48-hour hold to evaluate him to see if he's a danger to himself or to others.
When my 30-year old daughter (who had ADHD) refused to go to school, I made her take the CHSPE, but she was 16 at the time, and your son is now almost 18.
When my daughter was 6 months away from her 18th birthday, because she was doing all the wrong things, I kicked her out. It took her about 6 months of hating how she was living to clean up her act. It's called "tough love."
Legally, you can't throw your son out until he's 18. I doubt that anyone is going to go after you because he's not going to school. Maybe someone here knows the law on this issue.
But I highly recommend throwing him out at 18 if he's not going to school, not working, and using drugs/alcohol.
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