I agree with Lindy Jones and Joe Fowler, But I will completely understand if John Williams doesn't respond to any of this. Why would he actually. All one has to do is read thru all these pro-agree with process" to realize that unless the whole "mess" is made a public display, the decisions of most responding here are based on the "1-side" of information received. It just seems to me, that before anyone should be able to state whether they agree or disagree, there should be a place--- maybe a free space page set up, for both sides of disagreements - of supposed wrong doing". at least it would be a true presentation of both sides involvements... this appears more as a question of "please tell the menors if you think what they did was right". I can't answer this, because although it looks like from what is stated they went thru a lot with this person, I still don't understand who this person is, how they think, why they would respond in manners that maybe considered questionable, rude, etc.
I bring all of this up, because I work on a regular basis with ppl with difficulties, with "understanding, doing, remembering, etc" and some of them have very short fuses when tasks, are hard for them, or they feel their memory is not adequate for the tasks given. These things can create "barriers- and attitude changes" because "they feel, they aren't being heard, listened to or understood". Too many ppl choose to think.. "well I spoke to them, so and so spoke to them... guess what... 10 ppl could all speak to someone who has memory issues, or comprehension difficulties, or puter difficulties, or (even due to age if really advanced... usually set in their own ways, know their facts- as "their facts"- and no matter what you say or show them, changing their minds is impossible....but "bending their thinking to see other possibilities is not..if ways of communicating with them are changed, thru different uses of other words, "for instances" examples etc.
Ok so I rambled where i probably shouldn't have..but is just my 2cents worth on this issue.
l really doubt he will post a rebuttle in here with all of this.. if it were me.. (and many times could have been)..I wouldn't bother.. I'd just leave based on what I see here.