Two down, one to go? Well, not totally...

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Stressor number one was the micromanaging boss. And the entire team was so unhappy with her that we critiqued her on the employee survey last year, and shortly after that she left. The other manager is really chill, so no unnecessary stress there any more. Stressor number two was my son's case. He was falsely accused of a crime. After a lot of money and time, the District Attorney is dropping charges because they can't prove their case. Stressor three has been my dad and step-mother's health. Dad had a serious stroke two years ago, and has cognitive issues, and the step-mom had been in and out of the hospital on and off for a year and a half when she passed away last December. We have been spending a lot of time here, when she was sick, and now that she's gone. In a few days, dad will be in an assisted living place near my sister, so we won't have to spend the night at dad's any more. My sister will check in on him daily, and I will plan to visit at least one weekend a month. He's still old and infirm, but some of that stress is relieved at least until we see if he settles in. Back to stressor number two. I have plans. After the 11th when the charges are formally dropped in court, I will: 1. Talk to the Principal of his high school. Why did she allow a special education student be questioned by the Sheriff without an administrator present and without explaining his rights to him. District guidelines allow them to do that, and they should do that for all students who are minors or who have an IEP even if they are not minors. 2. Talk to the county department of education. Having an administrator there and explaining the student's rights is optional. I will ask them to make it mandatory. 3. Talk to the state legislature to see if they will make it mandatory. 4. Talk to the Innocent Project. In Illinois, they got a law passed prohibiting law enforcement from using deceptive practices when interrogating minors. I am going to talk to them about expanding that law to special education students, and maybe even adults with cognitive deficits. And to expand it to other states... 5. Letter to the editor and/or Op Ed about how harsh the criminal justice system can be on the falsely accused and their families. I will keep it generic so that it can't get back to bite my son or get the attention of his accuser. 6. I will not write a letter to the Sheriff or DA about some of the questionable things their people did. It might rebound back on my son since charges were dropped "without prejudice" (they can bring charges again if more evidence pops up). 7. If somebody runs in Nevada county against the ADA who first had the case, I may contact that person about things that he did that were unethical that they can use against him in the campaign. Like my son's attorney said to me way back when, "knock yourself out". I plan to.