In re P.K. CA4/2

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

On April 5, 2019, personnel from the San Bernardino County Children and Family

Services (the department) received a referral alleging physical abuse by mother and J.K.

(father)2 (collectively, the parents) to H.H. (born Nov. 2005), general neglect by mother

to R.Y. (born Feb. 2007) and H.H., emotional abuse by mother to all the children, and

emotional abuse by father to minor. Father was alleged to be a chronic opioid user due to

a back injury. Father had stated on multiple occasions that he wanted H.H. out of the

house, and H.H. was ruining their family. The parents acknowledged that father had been

trying to get H.H. arrested for the past one-and-a-half years so that H.H. would be out of

the house and the parents would no longer be responsible for him. H.H. said he was

locked in his room “fulltime.” He said that as part of his punishment, the parents did not

send him to school. He reported sleeping on the floor with a jacket and blanket. H.H.

said he had no heat in his room. He reported being physically abused but would not

provide examples due to fear of being punished.

1 By order dated February 18, 2022, we incorporated the…