The state of New Jersey has threatened to take a son away from his parents and place him up for adoption after an incident where the boy twirled a pencil like a gun in class.
13-year-old Ethan Chaplin was initially threatened with suspension when a classmate stated Ethan had ‘twirled his pencil like a gun’. After receiving media attention the school backed off.
However, after the incident seemed to cool off, the family received a letter from the “New Jersey’s Department of Child Protection and Permanency and Department of Children and Families”.
“I received a letter from them saying they had found an incident of abuse or neglect regarding Ethan because I refused to take him for psychological evaluation,” the father stated.
To appease the state and end the insanity the father took Ethan in to see a social worker, where blood and urine were drawn and no behavioral problem was found.
But the state was still not happy and demanded more testing – threatening this time to take the child and place him up for adoption.
You can help this family deal with this insane situation by calling this the state’s Dept. of Children and Families:
Department of Children and Families
Address: 22 Mill St, Paterson, NJ 07501, United States
Phone:(973) 977-4525
1-855-463-6323
[email protected]
The father has contacted Gov. Christie’s office, who has promised to get in touch with the Dept of Children and Families, but feel free to give more impetus for that to happen by contacting the governor’s office as well. There is an online form if you prefer:
Office of the Governor
PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-6000
http://www.state.nj.us/governor/contact/
Shut the $#%&!@* up…are you ppl in jersey stupid….fight back…oust these idiots
WHAT LEFTIST IDIOTS
The Dept. of Children & Families in New Jersey must be filled with idiots What part of their job makes them the custody & adopt organization? I thought only judges had that power only after MANY cases of abuse!….Scary times when common peop[le with little minds think they have the right to control your child’s destiny! Why aren’t they standing outside the abortion clinics and harassing them? Gov. Christy needs to straighten these people out!
it does now
i say nj is over reacting ti this like they dop every thing else whats next not alowed to breath? hey nj grow a set and grow up
Oh NO!!!!!!! An act of violence! Whatever should we do? Hmmmmmmmmmm maybe lets take him away from his parents and get him some government indoctrination. That has worked so well for the last 30 years. Not!!! The government really needs to teach gun safety and how to use a firearm. Not go into a panic every time someone points a finger like a gun. or twirls a pencil like a gun. How ridiculous.
Yeah we are free, though! Right!!
A pencil with an ink pen top on it, deadly
WHAT IS WRONG WITH NEW JERSEY? YOU PEOPLE ARE TOTAL LOONS. THIS BOY WASN’T DOING ANYTHING WRONG. ED
If New Jersey tries to take this child away from his parents for such an absurd reason, they have a right to defend their family with force if need be.