Q: What does a parent have to do for a child to be able to legally run away without getting in trouble?
My family is not a good one. I get yelled at everyday for the smallest things. My step mother shoved scissors in my FACE recently and started yelling. Saying how I should not talk back and I should be scared. She threatens to strangle her own baby but gets offended when you think she is actually going to do it. She also is mean and calls me ugly, stupid, etc. All my friends, classmates, and teachers complain about the way I am being treated and how much I talk about what happens at home. I do not have a device to do anything on so I am using a school chromebook. I do not have a person tablet or phone. My parents do not trust me with technology. They tried getting my chromebook taken from me. I want to run away but I am too scared, and I don't know where to go because there is not a better place for me to live. My parents do not know I am doing this and will be furious if they find out. I hope you an help and tell me what to do.
A: No minor can legally run away without getting into trouble. If things truly are as bad as you say, you should go to the police station to tell them what is going on and ask to be placed into foster care. There is a place for all children to go, which is the foster care system if being home is truly that bad.
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