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The CPS Worker at Your Door

• Stay calm.
• Be polite and friendly.  Smile.
• Get his name and business card.
• Do not let him into your home.  The only legal ways into your home are with:
  • an emergency situation (immediate and obvious danger to life and limb),
  • your permission, or
  • a search warrant.
• Do not allow him to interview your children.
• Tell him you are willing to cooperate if he will tell you what the charges are.
• When he tells you, tell him you will take your child(ren) to your physician and have him write a report to CPS.
• Repeat the above statements as often as necessary.  Do not be afraid of silence.
• After he leaves, write down everything that occurred and call THSC Association at (806) 744-4441 and/or your attorney.

A Visit From Child Protective Services

Report on a Court Decision Concerning CPS Abuses

The Hidden Agenda

Dawn Irons exposes the true purpose behind a social services agency’s attempts to help “at-risk” families.

CPS Memorandum on Homeschooling

Regarding lack of CPS authority over home schooling

Letter from Commissioner Cockerell of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Clarifies that CPS does not consider home schooling as a risk factor in determining the safety of a child

Letter from Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Confirms that CPS workers have no jurisdiction in home education, truancy or compulsory school attendance matters

If you have trouble claiming benefits from state or federal agencies because of your home school status, you may call the THSC Association at (806) 744-4441.

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