On Monday, October 7 Patricia was cited into court on charges of 'impeding an officer' and 'custodial interference' as a result of the Friday, September 13 SRS, state & local police raid on her mother's home without a search warrant. This action was taken because Patricia was homeschooling her four children. The VT DOE had informed her in December 2001 that she wasn't 'allowed' to send in an enrollment for this year or next. Patricia eventually moved out of state to Connecticut and returned to Vermont in May 2002. She was visiting her very ill mother in Bennington on the day of the raid but was living at the Ladd Brook Motel in Pownal, VT with her husband and children. In a nutshell Patricia is in jail for homeschooling her children.
Parental rights are not lost on the spur of a moment because of a home study plan. The children must have been taken away from the legal custodial parents by Ms. O'Dell(possibly in Conneticut). She abducted at least one of the kids from the real custodial parent or other legal guardian. That is why she was arrested for "custodial interference". In a "nutshell" Patricia is in jail because she abducted four children who did not belong with her.
You will notice that no SRS hearings are scheduled, or reported as scheduled, that's because custody has already been established.
From the Vermont statute:
§ 2451. Custodial interference
(a) A person commits custodial interference by taking, enticing or keeping a child from the child's lawful custodian, knowingly, without a legal right to do so, when the person is a relative of the child and the child is less than eighteen years old.
(b) A person who commits custodial interference shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(c) It shall be a defense to a charge of keeping a child from the child's lawful custodian that the person charged with the offense was acting in good faith to protect the child from real and imminent physical danger. Evidence of good faith shall include, but is not limited to, the filing of a non-frivolous petition documenting that danger and seeking to modify the custodial decree in a Vermont court of competent jurisdiction. This petition must be filed within 72 hours of the termination of visitation rights. This defense shall not be available if the person charged with the offense has left the state with the child. (Added 1979, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 24, 1980.)
Looks to me like the kids went back to their legal parents. Or at least some did. The others were removed from the clutches of a child abductor. Cindy Wade tried to play this as a Christian Homeschooling issue, it is not. This is a custody issue or rather lack of legal custody by O'Dell. Patricia O’Dell probably removed the kids from the various fathers’ care. Remember that there are three absent fathers. Mr. Veach is the father of two of the children, Mr. Cameron and Mr. Thompson fathered one child each. Ray O’Dell, Patricia O'Dell's husband, is not the father of any of the children.
This whole thing is a sham. If anybody’s rights have been violated, the fathers’ rights have been violated. The Christian Homeschool angle was used to sucker in the feeble of mind. How does it feel to be used Spiff, Eternal Vigilance and the rest?
She caught a few, but what good are they? They can't help her and they wouldn't if they could.
Jeez, the sui juris idiots sure know how to pick 'em, don't they?
Custodial interference = interfering with the state's attempt to abduct your children.
You have no clue what you are talking about. SRS 'TOOK' custody of these children (no search warrant, no Miranda rights read, no due process, no regard for U.S. and VT Sumpreme Court rulings, no regard for U.S. and Vermont Constitutions!!!!!!!) BECAUSE the parents decided to homeschool them and KEEP on homeschooling them in spite of the public school failing to teach them anything after having them in their clutches for more than 5 or 6 years!!! If you don't know what you are talking about I suggest you find out the facts or simply shut up!
"Cindy Wade tried to play this as a Christian Homeschooling issue, it is not."
IT IS, pure and simple! People like you have constantly mocked and ridiculed the O'Dells for their religious beliefs. The state of Vermont has denied them their free exercise of their religion and beliefs. You are either so stupid that you believe all the lies you are pushing or you are a vicious person who is deliberately pushing the lies to further your cause.
"This is a custody issue or rather lack of legal custody by O'Dell."
The state of Vermont TOOK custody claiming 'educational neglect' and forced the children BACK into public school after they had enrolled in the state's home study program for 3 years (a yearly process) and were 'approved' by the state. Why, all of a sudden, is Mrs. O'Dell incapable of homeschooling? Because she shut off the cash flow to the public schools by withdrawing her children and sending the school a letter withdrawing her permission for the schools to collect Medicaid funding for her special ed children.
"Patricia O’Dell probably removed the kids from the various fathers’ care. Remember that there are three absent fathers. Mr. Veach is the father of two of the children, Mr. Cameron and Mr. Thompson fathered one child each. Ray O’Dell, Patricia O'Dell's husband, is not the father of any of the children."
LIE! LIE! LIE!!!
Mr. O'Dell is the father of the youngest. He is step-father to the 3 older children and has been for the past 10 years. He is the only kind father figure these children have ever really known. The fathers of the 3 oldest children were and are abusive. They are all worthless men who abused and beat Patricia and the children. Patricia's maiden name is Veach. She gave her maiden name to her children. If the O'Dell's were wealthy they would have gone to court to have Mr. O'Dell legally adopt the 3 oldest children a long time ago. Yes, they did marry 'after' their youngest was born but at least Mr. O'Dell stuck around and took responsibility for his actions. Meanwhile, creeps like you want to condemn him and the whole family. Real neighborly of you, let alone Christian. But hey, I see Christians are a real turn off to you. You'd probably like to see them all fed to the lions.
"This whole thing is a sham. If anybody’s rights have been violated, the fathers’ rights have been violated. The Christian Homeschool angle was used to sucker in the feeble of mind. How does it feel to be used Spiff, Eternal Vigilance and the rest?"
The REAL SHAM here is your LIES!!! This isn't stopping the many kind hearted and informed people from helping this family though. We don't need people like you and we don't want people like you involved with our work.
If anyone cares to monitor a Vermont homeschooling website and hear the nonsense being spouted there by the likes of RGSpincich and others go to
VT-homeschooling@yahoogroups.com.
You'll be amazed at the level of ignorance there, especially what is coming from some homeschoolers themselves. One in particular insists we live in a democracy, NOT A REPUBLIC!!!
Meanwhile, the O'Dell children are being abused in the foster homes. There are photos to prove it! The children ran away on Sunday, October 27 trying to seek help and managed to get away long enough to get their story out.
I hold people like RGSpincich personally responsible for the abuse these children are suffering at the hands of SRS and Vermont state officials because his constant LIES have hurt the O'Dell family more than he could ever know. Sleep well RGSpincich.