Thank you for all you do here @canadian-coconut! I have followed Mark's story since the first "tiny house" posts on Steemit, and related to some of what he was telling because they were in Sweden at the time and I grew up in nearby Denmark where I was also "somewhat illegally" unschooled... thankfully, my parents dodged various versions of CPS by moving around a lot.
Anyway, it's my belief it's extremely important that there be some kind of "independent/decentralized" group of watchdogs, much like @familyprotection now has created in our community. The world would be DIFFERENT if there were someone parents could call, and they simply showed up when CPS was involved to "witness" and maybe film what takes place; I have to think (perhaps naively?) that it would make a huge difference in many lives.
Anyway, I am rambling here, but a heartfelt thank you for caring!