[BetteDavisEyes]

I completely forgot to update about the situation here. Shortly after the meeting, there was another incident involving this boy beating up another child over some snack foods during their recess. The victim had to have reconstructive surgery on his mouth to repair the damage my student inflicted. After the Christmas holidays, he never returned to the school or the district. We know he has not returned to school in the US b/c no one has called us to ask for his information as is the law. We subsequently learned that his mother finally figured out that we were trying to get him removed from the household and into some serious care when she hightailed it to Mexico. The relatives she has in the area simply say they are doing well in Mexico and have no plans to return.

It's sad to say he's no longer our problem but part of me feels relief that I no longer have to battle him or his belligerent family, part of me feels terror at the thought of what might become of him in the future if he doesn't receive proper care and treatment, and lastly, I feel sad that we could not help him.