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The Rose Hightower and Her Journey of REUNITING THE SEARS FAMILY. PLEASE READ.. THANK YOU NADIYAH KHALID

Status Update

By Rosemary Hightower

SEARS FAMILY TIME LINE
The family was referred to me by a music client while I was preparing to for a community outreach event for Peace of Mind Services, LLC. I first met Cedrick , Sears and then his mother Trina, Sears. I asked out their current living status and Cedrick’s school status. Trina informed me that the family was living homeless at times sleeping out of their minivan and that Cedrick Sears was not enrolled in school. I asked Trina with her permission if I transported Cedrick to a local alternative school would he be allowed to attend. Trina said yes and I then went to Phoenix High School to begin the enrollment process.
I introduced Cedrick, Sears to my friend Frances daughter in 3/2010. The teens began to date and before I knew it Cedrick was spending the night with the teen girl. This went on for about 4 months and then Frances and I had to separate the two teens due to an abusive relationship. Frances tried to warn me that Cedrick had some mental issues and violent behavior patterns. I didn’t believe all of the thing Frances informed me of and decided to ask Cedrick’s mom for legal guardianship so I can get him enrolled into H.S. Trina Y. Sears and Manesco, Sears the parents of Cedrick, Sears agreed and granted me guardianship and signed the court paper’s on September 23, 2010. Cedrick had returned to school for the 1st time after being out of school for 3 years prior to his enrollment. He had a lot of emotional and developmental problems, that around when I notice Cedrick was not behaving like a normal 16 year old teen and I had no choice but to with draw him after a meeting with the schools administrator. Cedrick began online high school for the 1st time.
8/2010 – (Stay Lodge Motel was the Motel the entire family moved to) On 8/11/2010 after Manesco Sears found work and on 3/28/2011 checked out of the motel after Manesco, Sears was causing the family to be kicked out of the extended stay motel.
With know where else to go and worried about returning to the streets with the children Trina reached out to me for help since I was caring for her eldest child Cedrick, Sears. I was going through a lot of behavior problems with Cedrick and I had to with draw him from H.S. My son and Cedrick were not getting a long due to Cedrick’s behavior. I was going through a lot however I never gave up on the teen and tried my best to get the boys to get along.
12/2010 - Cedrick was admitted to Willobrook mental health facility for help with his mental health.
1/2011 – Cedrick was discharged and returned home to me Rosemary Hightower and my son Justin Belcher, who was 15 years old at the time.
2/2011 – I enrolled Cedrick into The Bridges Center which was a community wrap around program for youths and then he was readmitted to GRN 3 more times throughout the year for behavior and anger issues.

Sears Family Time Line pg. 2
3/28/2011 – Rosemary Hightower picked the entire family up and moved them back to Gwinnett County. I checked the family into the Villa Ladge (Impact Group and Peace of Mind Services helped with Shelter expense).
4/2011 – Jawan Sears was arrested for the 1st time for fighting with his mom and threatening to kill her.
4/25/2011 – The Sears Family checked out of the Villa Ladge and moved into a small duplex home, where there was no light, gas or water.
4/25/2011 – Mrs. Sears attempted to get the lights turned on as she and her husband said if I took care of the move in deposit they would cover the utilities. But they were unable to come up with the $600.00 deposit at the City of Lawrenceville.
5/1/2011 – Rosemary Hightower put a deposit on a duplex home for the family to move into their very 1st home. I ran low on funds to continue to care for the entire family and because of the mom history of alcohol abuse and dad’s alcohol and substance abuse they were unable to move into my apartment on a temporary basis.
5/2/2011 – Ms. Hightower noticed the the family was getting set to become homeless once again so she advised the parents Mr and Mrs. Sears to reach out to Gwinnett County DFAC for emergency family assistance not wanting to do so Ms. Hightower went to DFAC with the eldest son Cedrick to inform them of the hardship the family was going through. Shunie Cannon was advised by her supervisor to explain the options that the parents had in terms of the other 4 younger Sears children. Option #1 Give Legal Guardianship to Ms. Hightower who was already taking care of the eldest child or Option #2 The 4 children is placed into foster care. Mr. and Mrs. Sears went with option #2.
6/2011 - The Mr. and Mrs. Sears entered into an Adult Ministry Program in Atlanta, GA to better their lives. The time Mr. and Mrs. Sears committed to being away from their children while attending the program was 9 months.
6/2011 – Mr. Sears decided he did not want to complete the program due to strict rules and regulations however Mrs. Sears remained in the program and was doing great. (Mr. Sears checked into another Men’s Ministry Shelter Program in Atlanta, GA)
7/2011 – Keyana Sears underwent Scoliosis Surgery at Children’s Health Care of Atlanta. (Very Successful and returned home with Ms. Hightower while parents were completing their adult ministry program)
8/2011 – All 4 Children returned to School in the Collins Hill School District while still living with Ms. Hightower.
9/2011 – Ms. Hightower received a call from the Ministry program operator where Mrs. Sears was undergoing her Adult program stating that Mrs. Trina Sears was rushed to Atlanta Medical Center for Emergency Surgery. Mrs. Hightower and Cedrick Sears rushed to Atlanta Medical Center and were informed that Mrs. Sears had emergency colon cancer surgery and was already in stage 4.
10/2011 – Ms. Hightower picked Mrs. Sears up from the Women’s Ministry shelter program in Atlanta and reunited her with her 5 children in an apartment Ms. Hightower rented for Mrs. Sears in Duluth, GA
11/2011 – Mrs. Sears began to decline and was unable to care for herself so Ms. Hightower moved Mrs. Sears back in with her children at the extended stay in Gwinnett, GA.
12/2011 – Mrs. Sears was admitted into Peachtree Christian Hospice where she could get the care she needed as her cancer was continuing to decline.
01-18-2012 – Mrs. Trina Yvette Varner-Sears lost her battle to Cancer.
02-2012 – Mrs. Sears was put to rest
02-11-2012 – Mr. Sears came with his entire family Gwinnett County and called the local Police to the extended stay where Ms. Hightower lived with the Sears children and the police called then called the local child services and had children removed from Ms. Hightower’s care.
02-2012 – All parties, Ms. Hightower, Mr. Sears and his family and the Sears children attended a hearing where Ms. Hightower lost Guardianship of all 4 of the younger Sears children due to Mr. Sears Actions and Allegations. (The Children remain in Foster Care) due to Mr. Sears family not qualifying for being able to care for the Sears Children.
10-03-2013 – Court Family Services Ordered an inspection to be done at Ms. Hightower residence in Snellville, GA (Passed)
01-2014 – Another inspection done for consideration of moving all the children back with Ms. Hightower
02-2014 – Still waiting for the children to be returned
05-2014 – Ms. Hightower and the oldest son of the Sears family was Illegally Evicted from 6 Bedroom House furnished for the younger children. All of the beds, clothing and many other needed belonging dumped into the local land fill by the land lord.
5-2014 – Attended Court in Gwinnett County and had a win loose out come. I didn’t have to pay the land lord another dime, however I had to take a lost on all of the home contents destroyed and tossed into the local land fill by the land lord.
6- 2014 – Will be attending court bringing home will be another 2/3 or the Sears children who will reunite with their oldest brother Cedrick Sears, who I’ve been taking care of for almost 6yrs.

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Mrs. Hightower Landlord illegally evicted her and threw her furniture out. She is not due to attend court until Jume 4, 2014 for Ruling

The Landlord has shut of the lights and water since they were in his name and she has no working water  for her children ! These are some images of what he has thrown out.

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Good Morning Nadiyah This is the story of Rosemary Hightower Who wants SUPPORTERS AND AGENCIES TO HELP HER AS WELL EPIPHANY WOMENS FOUNDATION. I WILL SEEK OUT OUT HELP FROM COUNCILMAN ZACK REED OF WARD 2 TO SEE IF HE CAN HELP HERE IN ANYWAY POSSIBLE. GOD BE WITH HER AND HER AND FAMILY AND STRENGHTNEN MY FOUNDATION TO HELP THE "PEOPLE" THANK YOU MRS. HIGHTOWER FOR REACHING OUT TO ME. GOD BLESS YOU:))

Good Morning Nadiyah. This is Rosemary Hightower I volunteer in the infant and toddler's room however I haven't been able to for the past month due to my land lord committing and illegal eviction. On 4/9/14 my landlord disconnected the electricity and water in the house where we leased waiting for the other children to get out if foster care, causing Cedrick and myself to live with in an inhumane environment. I got sick with Asthma and was put on steroids Cedrick caught a bad staff infection and had to get the infection cut out of his buttocks. I was bit by bugs in the house and was placed on antibiotics. I have 19 police reports and will be going to court with my land lord this week on the 28th. My landlord even through all of Cedrick s mine and the other children clothing, beds, shoes, furniture into the local land fill. I applied for several other jobs and now I'm waiting to here back. I took everything I had financial s and used it to move into a new place child services did another inspection to see if the kids can come home but now I find myself short this. Month with rent and lights. I don't even have gas money to get back and forth to work. I am asking the church for a donation to please help me stabilize so I can be able to bring get the Sears children out of care and re stabilize my life. By the Grace of GOD I am in the apartment. I used my car, rent, food and bill money to survive this nightmare. God Bless. Please Help. My new rent is $1165 a month and I'm going on 2 months behind on my car payment of 300.00 a month and I only owe $800.00 and I'm done. Those pics are just a few of many.

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President Barack Obama Revised Law on Domestic Violence: May 22, 2014 9:57

_________________________________________

________________________________

____________________________________________

This memorandum was prepared by the Washington, DC law

firm Hogan Lovells US

LLP

.

New Requirements Imposed by the Violence Against Women

Reauthorization Act

The Violence Against

Women Reauthorization Act (“VAWA”

), which President Obama signed into law

on March

7, imposes new obligations on colleges and universities under i

ts

Campus Sexual Violence Act

(“SaVE Act”

) provision, Section 3

04

. Those obligations

—

which to some extent refine

and clarify, and to

some extent change, existing legal requirements and government a

gency enforcement statements

—

likely

will require revision of institutional policy and practice. Counsel should be consulted on this complex,

sensitive area of institutional

law compliance.

Under VAWA, colleges and universities are required to:

•

R

eport domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, beyond crime categories the Clery Act

already mandates;

•

A

dopt certain student discipline procedures, such as for notifying

purported victims of their

rights; and

•

A

dopt certain institutional policies to address and prevent campus sexual violence, such as to

train in particular respects pertinent institutional personnel.

The interplay of

VAWA and other pronouncements

—

notably the April 4, 2011

Dear Colleague Letter

under Title IX issued by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education (“ED”)

(“OCR

Guidance Letter”

)

and p

re

vailing institutional policy

—

warrants legal risk management judgment by

institutional

counsel and compliance officers, and implicates a range of management steps. Here we

identify some key points.

I. New Reporting Requirements

VAWA’

s SaVE Act provision

imposes new reporting requirements:

A. The Clery Act requires annual reporting of statistics for various criminal offenses, including

forcible and non

-

forcible sex offenses and aggravated assault.

VAWA’

s SaVE Act provision adds

domestic violence, dating

violence, and stalking to the categories that, if the incident was reported

to a campus security authority or local police agency, must be reported under Clery. Parsed for

clarity, these offenses are defined:

1.

“Domestic violence”

includes asserted violent m

isdemeanor and felony offenses

committed by the victim's current or former spouse, current or former cohabitant,

person similarly situated under domestic or family violence law, or anyone else

protected under domestic or family violence law.

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|

2

2.

“Dating viole

nce”

means violence by a person who has been in a romantic or

intimate relationship with the victim. Whether there was such relationship will be

gauged by its length, type, and frequency of interaction.

3.

“Stalking”

means a course of conduct directed at a s

pecific person that would

cause a reasonable person to fear for her, his, or others' safety, or to suffer

substantial emotional distress.

B. The provision adds “national origin” and “gender identity”

to the hate crime categories,

involving intentional sele

ction of a victim based on actual or perceived characteristics

that must

be reported under the Clery Act.

C. The provision requires, with

respect to the “timely reports”

the Clery Act mandates for crimes

considered a threat to other students and employe

es, that victims' names be withheld.

D.

The Campus SaVE Act takes effect with respect to the Annual Security Report that must be

issued by each institution no later than October 1, 2014. Final regulations to implement statutory

changes to VAWA will not be

effective until after ED completes the rulemaking process. Until

regulations are issued, ED expects institutions to “to make a good faith effort to comply” with the

requirements. For more information, see ED’s

electronic announcement

May 29, 2013

,

on

this

issue.

II.

New Student Discipline Requirements

A. Current requirements in the Clery Act are that institutions

inform students of procedures

victims should follow, such as preservation of evidence and to whom offenses should be reported.

VAWA adds that institutional policy must also include information on:

1.

Victims' option to, or not to, notify and seek assistance f

rom law enforcement

and campus authorities.

2.

Victims' rights and institutional responsibilities regarding judicial no

-

contact,

restraining, and protective orders.

B. VAWA prescribes standards for investigation and conduct of student discipline proceedings

in

domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases.

1.

Insti

tutional policy must include a “

statement of

the standard of evidence”

used. Unlike

some earlier drafts of the legislation, VAWA does not prescribe the evidentiary standard.

T

he OCR Guidance Letter, at page 11, directs a standard of

“

p

reponderance of the

evidence.”

That l

etter, although not positive law, authoritatively represents OCR

enforcement policy. Whether OCR's position would withstand judicial review is an open

question

.

2.

Institutional officials who conduct the proceeding must be trained on how to investigate

and con

duct hearings in a manner that “protects the safety of victims” and “promotes

accountability.”

3.

Inst

itutional policy must identify “

s

anctions or protective

measures”

the institution may

impose following a final determination of rape, acquaintance rape, domestic violence,

dating violence, sexual assault or stalking.

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|

3

4.

“

[T]he accuser and the accused are entitled to the same opportunities to have others

present d

uring an institutional disciplinary proceeding, including the opportunity to be

accompanied to any related meeting or proceeding by

an advisor of their choice....”

5.

Accuse

r and accused must be notified “simultaneously” and “in writing”

of: the outcome

of

the proceeding; appeal procedures; any change to the result before it becomes final;

and when the result becomes final. The OCR Guidance Letter, at page 13,

merely

“recommends”

that the parties be provided t

he determination “concurrently.”

6.

Institutional p

olicy must address how victims' confidentiality will be protected, including

record

-

keeping that excludes personally

-

identifiable information on victims. OCR's

Guidance Letter, at page 5, encourages institutions to be cognizant of victims'

confidentiality,

but does not mandate that institutional policy address it.

III. New Requirements to Educate Students and Employees on Sexual Violence

Under VAWA, new students and

new employees must be offered “

primary pr

evention and awareness

programs”

that promote awareness of rape, acquaintance rape, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual

assault, and stalking. The OCR Gu

idance Letter, at pages 15

-

16, “recommends”

that institutions

implement preventive education programs; VAWA is more prescriptive

in its requirements.

The training programs must include:

A.

A statement that the institution prohibits those offenses.

B.

The definition of those offenses in the applicable jurisdiction.

C.

The definition of consent, with reference to sexual offenses, in the app

licable jurisdiction.

D.

“Safe and positive” options for bystander intervention an individual may take to “prevent

harm or intervene” in risky situations.

E.

Recognition of signs of abusive behavior and how to avoid potential attacks.

F.

Ongoing prevention and awar

eness campaigns for students and faculty on all of the above.

Conclusion

VAWA’s ramifications include that institutions will need to review and modify policies and procedures

for handling asserted sexual offenses, and train carefully personnel responsible

in this area. This memo

primarily addresses VAWA. Requirements under the OCR Guidance Letter, the Clery Act, Title IX, Title

VII, State employment laws, local human rights ordinances, or the sundry apposite regulations and

agency pronouncements are also re

levant and should be reviewed. College and university counsel expert

on those and on faculty, student, and staff rights under institutional handbooks, manuals, and other

policies should be consulted. In light of acute sensitivities on campus in this sphere

, and by parents of

students involved in these situations, and the common prospect of related civil and criminal litigation as

well as often extensive publicity, university leadership should give close reading and attention to VAWA

and its requirements.

U

pdated April 1, 2014

Ohio Revised Domestic Laws: May 22, 2014 9:49AM

2919.25 Domestic violence.

(A) No person shall knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to a family or household member.
(B) No person shall recklessly cause serious physical harm to a family or household member.
(C) No person, by threat of force, shall knowingly cause a family or household member to believe that the offender will cause imminent physical harm to the family or household member.
(D)
(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of domestic violence, and the court shall sentence the offender as provided in divisions (D)(2) to (6) of this section.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (D)(3) to (5) of this section, a violation of division (C) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, and a violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(4) of this section, if the offender previously has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of domestic violence, a violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States that is substantially similar to domestic violence, a violation of section 2903.14 , 2909.06 , 2909.07 , 2911.12 , 2911.211 , or 2919.22 of the Revised Code if the victim of the violation was a family or household member at the time of the violation, a violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States that is substantially similar to any of those sections if the victim of the violation was a family or household member at the time of the commission of the violation, or any offense of violence if the victim of the offense was a family or household member at the time of the commission of the offense, a violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a felony of the fourth degree, and, if the offender knew that the victim of the violation was pregnant at the time of the violation, the court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender pursuant to division (D)(6) of this section, and a violation of division (C) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(4) If the offender previously has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of two or more offenses of domestic violence or two or more violations or offenses of the type described in division (D)(3) of this section involving a person who was a family or household member at the time of the violations or offenses, a violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a felony of the third degree, and, if the offender knew that the victim of the violation was pregnant at the time of the violation, the court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender pursuant to division (D)(6) of this section, and a violation of division (C) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(3) or (4) of this section, if the offender knew that the victim of the violation was pregnant at the time of the violation, a violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree, and the court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender pursuant to division (D)(6) of this section, and a violation of division (C) of this section is a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(6) If division (D)(3), (4), or (5) of this section requires the court that sentences an offender for a violation of division (A) or (B) of this section to impose a mandatory prison term on the offender pursuant to this division, the court shall impose the mandatory prison term as follows:
(a) If the violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a felony of the fourth or fifth degree, except as otherwise provided in division (D)(6)(b) or (c) of this section, the court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender of at least six months.
(b) If the violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree and the offender, in committing the violation, caused serious physical harm to the pregnant woman's unborn or caused the termination of the pregnant woman's pregnancy, the court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender of twelve months.
(c) If the violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a felony of the fourth degree and the offender, in committing the violation, caused serious physical harm to the pregnant woman's unborn or caused the termination of the pregnant woman's pregnancy, the court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender of at least twelve months.
(d) If the violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a felony of the third degree, except as otherwise provided in division (D)(6)(e) of this section and notwithstanding the range of prison terms prescribed in section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the third degree, the court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender of either a definite term of six months or one of the prison terms prescribed in section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for felonies of the third degree.
(e) If the violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a felony of the third degree and the offender, in committing the violation, caused serious physical harm to the pregnant woman's unborn or caused the termination of the pregnant woman's pregnancy, notwithstanding the range of prison terms prescribed in section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the third degree, the court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender of either a definite term of one year or one of the prison terms prescribed in section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for felonies of the third degree.
(E) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no court or unit of state or local government shall charge any fee, cost, deposit, or money in connection with the filing of charges against a person alleging that the person violated this section or a municipal ordinance substantially similar to this section or in connection with the prosecution of any charges so filed.
(F) As used in this section and sections 2919.251 and 2919.26 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Family or household member" means any of the following:
(a) Any of the following who is residing or has resided with the offender:
(i) A spouse, a person living as a spouse, or a former spouse of the offender;
(ii) A parent, a foster parent, or a child of the offender, or another person related by consanguinity or affinity to the offender;
(iii) A parent or a child of a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the offender, or another person related by consanguinity or affinity to a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the offender.
(b) The natural parent of any child of whom the offender is the other natural parent or is the putative other natural parent.
(2) "Person living as a spouse" means a person who is living or has lived with the offender in a common law marital relationship, who otherwise is cohabiting with the offender, or who otherwise has cohabited with the offender within five years prior to the date of the alleged commission of the act in question.
(3) "Pregnant woman's unborn" has the same meaning as "such other person's unborn," as set forth in section 2903.09 of the Revised Code, as it relates to the pregnant woman. Division (C) of that section applies regarding the use of the term in this section, except that the second and third sentences of division (C)(1) of that section shall be construed for purposes of this section as if they included a reference to this section in the listing of Revised Code sections they contain.
(4) "Termination of the pregnant woman's pregnancy" has the same meaning as "unlawful termination of another's pregnancy," as set forth in section 2903.09 of the Revised Code, as it relates to the pregnant woman. Division (C) of that section applies regarding the use of the term in this section, except that the second and third sentences of division (C)(1) of that section shall be construed for purposes of this section as if they included a reference to this section in the listing of Revised Code sections they contain.
Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.50, SB 58, §1, eff. 9/17/2010.
Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.21, HB 10, §1, eff. 6/17/2010.
Effective Date: 11-09-2003; 2008 HB280 04-07-2009
Related Legislative Provision: See 128th General AssemblyFile No.21, HB 10, §3