We have an update on the boy in the tent.
If you heard or saw my investigative piece last week, you know the story. A nine-year-old boy was living in a tent just blocks off Aurora Avenue in North Seattle with his parents. His mother was addicted to fentanyl and working on Aurora. His father refused every offer of help. The boy wasn’t enrolled in school. Had never been. Neighbors reported he was left alone for hours. Sometimes days.
Neighbors had called the Seattle Police Department. Called Child Protective Services. Watched outreach workers from The More We Love offer immediate shelter, only to be turned away. The story raised serious questions about Washington’s Keeping Families Together Act and whether the child welfare system can intervene when parents refuse services.
What we know now about the boy in the tent
The tent is now abandoned. Neighbors said the boy is getting medical care and support…