This is, inter alia, why I don't want to do dependency law. As well as why I profoundly respect the people who do:
"When the minor was 17 years old and had been in his adoptive home for three
years, his adoptive parents learned from an incident at their home that he had molested
their daughter, age 7 (sometimes termed the 'victim'). The minor admitted that he had
used his hands and penis to touch her genital area several times over the past year. He
was arrested and confined at juvenile hall. . . .
During an interview, the minor apologized and admitted he should not have
molested the victim, which he did to get back at his parents. . . . On May 18, 2015 at the dispositional hearing, the minor agreed to the proposed
residential placement, but requested a hearing on whether he should be allowed to return
to the North San Diego County high school he had previously attended, his "school of
origin" within the meaning of Education Code section 48850 et seq. (ch. 5.5, "Education
of Pupils in Foster Care and Pupils who are Homeless"). He had friends there and had
been passing all of his classes. . . .
At the disposition hearing, the court heard from the minor's parents. His mother
(also the victim's mother) was concerned that it would not be appropriate to return the
minor to his local high school, since their other children attend a grade school across the
street and it would be difficult for them not to see him there."
Oy.
