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In reply to the discussion: How many people feel a 10-year-old is responsible enough.... [View all]moriah
(8,312 posts).... there's no doubt I'd be reporting that neighbor.
The fact this woman was working, not off smoking dope, is why my first reaction was that a "Come to Jesus" talk about the lack of supervision for the kids and lack of hot water in the house was in order before the report, but apparently the OP had already done that and more before calling the police. A landlord isn't supposed to be your social worker.
Hopefully Illinois will be able to get a social worker working on the applications for LIHEAP for the gas so they have hot water to bathe in, and maybe they will do the math and figure out a way for her to survive without the graveyard shift differential. But if you think it's the moral thing to do to stand back and do nothing when children are being neglected.... I don't get it, but I'm glad you aren't legally required to report against your conscience.