I work in an autistic support classroom. A number of our kids are nonverbal and can't tell us when something is bothering them. We have a kid who would come in smelling awful, hair hasn't been washed in months, clothes are caked with dirt and urine, wearing the same pull-ups for several days. Then last year he started the year with a pretty bad sinus infection. It took a lot to convince his mom to take him to get antibiotics. He was on them for a month but it didn't make a difference. Them one day the school dentist did an exam and discovered that one of his teeth was completely rotten, like totally black and smelled horrific. We told mom he needs to see the dentist immediately but she kept coming up with excuses not to. Finally one day she sends him in with a “dentist note” saying he had work done, but it was clearly forged and his tooth was still rotten. So we notified CPS.

They basically ignored us saying there was no proof so we did it 2 more times until they FINALLY sent someone to actually examine him. It turns out his mom, who doesn't work, stays home all day and then when her 4 kids get home from school she takes off leaving the 11 year old to take care of his younger siblings. When she is actually home for once she physically abuses all of them. My student is covered in scars and the moment someone says the words stop or no he hits the other kids because he associates those words with violence. I have no clue what happened with CPS over the summer since they refuse to tell us but he at least came back this year with clean hair and that rotten tooth pulled. He's still coming in filthy and the only time his pull-ups get changed is when he's here. Sadly we may have to deal with CPS again soon.