A big Thank You to Genna Laird of the Peoria Unified School District for having Kaity's Way out to share Kaity's Story with several PUSD Counselors. While there were a lot of great questions asked at the end of the presentation there were a few asked on the surveys that we will try to answer below.
How did he find Kaity the day she was killed? What arrangements had been made for her to have transportation home? Kaity had a ride home from school, but when school let out her ride had a few things to take care of before they could leave. Kaity decided to walk on home. Best that we can put together is he was waiting for her at a house right across the street from our home.
Was any attempt made to talk to his mother? did you ever contact his parents? We did not make any attempt to speak with his family. We are not sure if law enforcement or if the school had either.
When it happened at school, How did security or administration respond? If you are asking about the two times he assaulted her at school, our understanding is that school personnel, after Kaity had gone to the office to report the incidents, found him and took him to the office. They then contacted law enforcement each time and implemented a 5 day suspension after the first incident and expelled him after the second incident.
What protections are there under the law involving telephone harassment? The statute with regards to harassment including cyber is 13-2921. What is done when law enforcement is called out varies based on the situation.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Questions from CASA of Cochise County Presentation.....
Thank you CASA of Cochise county for allowing us to share Kaity's Story.....
There was a question during the presentation that I needed to look into. That question had to do with Kaity's Law. If a juvenile is convicted for a 3rd time and it is a felony, does it go away once they turn 18 years old? I checked with the Arizona Coalition of Domestic Violence on this and the answer is as follows:
It would all depend on if the individual was charged the three times as a juvenile or an adult on any of the previous or 3rd (or subsequent charge). If the individual was charged as an adult, those would not be expunged from their record. Only crimes charged in juvenile court have the ability of being “sealed or expunged” from his record. If you are a minor (in AZ any person over the age of 8 can be charged as an adult) and charged as an adult then it will stay on the record.
What should I do if I'm the victim, but I have a child with the person? Seek help from your local resources, such as Victim Witness the number to the Cochise County office is (520) 432 8700. You can also look into Domestic Violence Counseling. In Sierra Vista you would call (520) 458 3932.
Usually when the person threatens to kill themselves it doesn't happen, Why did it happen now? Only Daniel can answer that
How does any organization go about setting up a training in Cochise County - Benson High School? If you would like Kaity's Way involved it only requires a phone call or email. We can be contacted at (602) 740 2734 or kw08@kaitysway.org. Otherwise, you could probably find some great information on line or contact CASA of Cochise county to find out how they organized their presentation.
How would you help a child of your own that is angry and have exhausted all known avenues? This is a difficult question to answer without knowing what avenues have been exhausted.
Was their relationship sexual or did it include sexual behaviors? Yes
Where did Daniel get the gun? We are not sure where Daniel got the shotgun, but we were told that he had access to guns.
There was a question during the presentation that I needed to look into. That question had to do with Kaity's Law. If a juvenile is convicted for a 3rd time and it is a felony, does it go away once they turn 18 years old? I checked with the Arizona Coalition of Domestic Violence on this and the answer is as follows:
It would all depend on if the individual was charged the three times as a juvenile or an adult on any of the previous or 3rd (or subsequent charge). If the individual was charged as an adult, those would not be expunged from their record. Only crimes charged in juvenile court have the ability of being “sealed or expunged” from his record. If you are a minor (in AZ any person over the age of 8 can be charged as an adult) and charged as an adult then it will stay on the record.
What should I do if I'm the victim, but I have a child with the person? Seek help from your local resources, such as Victim Witness the number to the Cochise County office is (520) 432 8700. You can also look into Domestic Violence Counseling. In Sierra Vista you would call (520) 458 3932.
Usually when the person threatens to kill themselves it doesn't happen, Why did it happen now? Only Daniel can answer that
How does any organization go about setting up a training in Cochise County - Benson High School? If you would like Kaity's Way involved it only requires a phone call or email. We can be contacted at (602) 740 2734 or kw08@kaitysway.org. Otherwise, you could probably find some great information on line or contact CASA of Cochise county to find out how they organized their presentation.
How would you help a child of your own that is angry and have exhausted all known avenues? This is a difficult question to answer without knowing what avenues have been exhausted.
Was their relationship sexual or did it include sexual behaviors? Yes
Where did Daniel get the gun? We are not sure where Daniel got the shotgun, but we were told that he had access to guns.
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