Im starting my program in the spring but now i feel like giving up because it might be all for nothing.
My wife and i have a BS finding of indicated neglect from ACS all due to my stepdaughter "pretending" to go to school 3 years ago. My stepdaughter was 14 at the time decided to pretend to go to school and cut class.
We obviously didn't discover this right away. The school would leave auto messages on our machine but most of the time they would be unavailable when we return their call.
When confronted about it, our girl denied the accusations. We never had any reason to doubt her before so this left us very confused. We soon discovered the truth during a meeting with the principal. Our daughter said it was due to being bullied by students/teachers.
Our request for transfer didn't work out due to lack of credits. However the school didn't give us any temporary resolution in the meantime. They sent out a letter for a follow up meeting which we didn't receive on time because we don't have our own mailbox and the landlord gets our mail before us.
Because of THAT, some idiot at the school assumed we didn't give a crap and called ACS on us.
A worker visited our home, all went well, and our case was closed in less than a month (which goes to show how stupid it is). However the worker never informed us nor sent us any notice saying it would be closed with "indicated neglect" (educational neglect and inadequate guardianship).
We didnt find that out until 3 years later (this year) when my wife applied to a new job as a CNA. 30 days after working there, her background check that they did triggered the state registry to send a letter saying we have 90 days to respond about the old ACS case which was indicated neglect.
We responded, jumped thru all the hoops and hired a lawyer. He tried to file an amendment with the state but they said we are filing 3 years too late. Thats not our fault tho because we were never INFORMED 3 yrs ago that it was closed with indicated neglect. Now hes going to file an Article 78 which is for filing late appeals.
But what if that doesn't work out?
On one end you have my wife's job threatening to stop her from working until the finding is "cleared".
The other end you got me. A guy about to start RN program this spring. Lawyer said this might effect my ability to obtain RN Licensure/employment. I asked if i should drop out and switch majors and he said no, not to do anything rash like that because theres plenty of time for everything to fall into place.
Should i switch majors though? Im really worried about this messing up my future nursing career. I've been scared to death all day thinking about unemployment and homelessness.
