As far as risks go, you should engage a good lawyer to write up a contract that frees you from liability if "something" happens. Any care for a minor, as you know, demands a lot of attention and management. You don't want to get bankrupted if a kid suddenly passes away for some reason, for example.
You're correct about the school system and bullying. Very little real interest in dealing with it. I read a Swedish study about 20 years ago than mentioned in that country, about 40 to 45 per cent of the schoolyard bullies went on to become career criminals. "Baby bad guys" in other words. One has to wonder what their families were like. I've seen some families in which criminal activity was simply the "family thing".
Poor kid, it should have never reached a point in which he felt like killing himself was the only escape.
Cheers
You're correct about the school system and bullying. Very little real interest in dealing with it. I read a Swedish study about 20 years ago than mentioned in that country, about 40 to 45 per cent of the schoolyard bullies went on to become career criminals. "Baby bad guys" in other words. One has to wonder what their families were like. I've seen some families in which criminal activity was simply the "family thing".
Poor kid, it should have never reached a point in which he felt like killing himself was the only escape.
Cheers
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