Free at last

haha... i've kept that 'title' in my mental notes for the post on my dad, but it could serve as two-fold today.

Our appt. re: Jonah's delinquent ways was postponed because Craig's aunt Nonie passed away and the funeral was scheduled at the same time. Fortunately, we only had to wait a day.

So yesterday we met with the T-bolt probation officer and long story short, the case is closed with no further action. However, (due to our highly efficient/effective legal systems in place, i'm sure) she couldn't guarantee that the charge would not reflect on his permanent record. so her only advice was to check Jonah's record in about 3-4 yrs. and if the charge is still on there we can proceed to either have it removed or have his record sealed so that it does not affect his future, the latter being the more realistic option. not really the greatest peice of info. but an end (of sorts) nonetheless. Another factor that i found interesting though, is that the other parents are in law enforcement with another county!!! The probation officer herself also couldn't figure out what these parents were hoping for as an outcome and was surprised that they chose not to handle the matter [through common sense methods] by speaking with us. either way, i suppose this is an acceptable conclusion. thanks to those who expressed your concern! =)