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Question

thur nite my little sister snuck out in the middle of the night fri AM we got a call from the police (shes only 14) apparently they found her passed out in a park, they drug tested her and it was positive for marijuana. weve never had any kind of problem like this from her she doesnt have a record shes an honor student an overall decent kid. on top of that she stole a bottle of wine from r house. the police didnt press any charges and she admitted the wine was stolen and that she had snuck out with some friends. the thing is the police called social services who r making her go to drug and alcohol counseling (which im not saying is bad mayb itll scare her into making this an isolated incident). but we have heard horror stories about social services. is this the type of case that stays open until the child is 18? will she b placed in a foster home or detention center? what should we expect?

we live in pennsylvania if that is significant at all

Answer 1

she will go for the same type education on drug and alcohol awareness that she was exposed to in school..if she reamins out of trouble for one year she will be off the hook..look at it as the very possible outome for her at least she was not gang raped, left for dead..where were her friends? not true friends are they? she will see this too

Answer 2

Were charges filed? Was she arrested? If it is not going thru the courts, you should be able to go to any rehab program you choose. Social Services needs to have a court order to get involved I think. I would contact the officer able this and get a copy of his report. She will only have a record if the case goes to court.

Answer 3

you might want to follow up with the officer and social services to ask the specific questions about how long the investigation stays open.