BREAKING: A mother in Boone Co. is charged with child neglect causing death after her 14-year-old daughter was found in an "emaciated, skeletal state." The girl had apparently not been in school for 4-5 years. Deputies say Juile Miller failed to get her medical care for years
@LeslieRubinWCHS The article didn’t say anything about her being home schooled, so I don’t know why so many are assuming that. Says she hadn’t been to school in 4-5 years. If that’s the case, someone in the public school system needs to be answering some questions.
@LeslieRubinWCHS Why didn't the school contact the police when the girl hadn't been to school for, say, 1 month. They should have known something was wrong. And if the girl had an eating disorder maybe help could have been given. The school system failed this little girl.
@LeslieRubinWCHS 4-5 years ago? Wonder what happened about that time when it came to sending kids to school? She unfortunately won’t be the only one who never made their way back to school after closing down schools in 2020…
@LeslieRubinWCHS Unfortunately, we’ll likely see more of this as homeschooling is an easy option now. Parents can receive the Hope Scholarship, take the money, and do no schooling. There is no oversight and no reporting to the state or school system. It’s truly sad.
@LeslieRubinWCHS Where was the child’s father?
@LeslieRubinWCHS Perhaps I missed this detail - Why didn't the grandmother do something? If she knew she was so ill - she is just as much to blame as the mother. In fact, any adult that came into the place where that child was "existing" (because she wasn't living) is to blame!