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Police report, eppley allegedly crushed medications and supplements, including benadryl and melatonin, a sleep aid into pancake batter to make the children sleepy. >> shed say something to the effect of yeah, i just gave them their nappy time medicine. >> reporter: it was a former friend who reported her to child protective services after she received a series of text messages from eppley joking about sedating the kids. cps says they did not find enough evidence to support the allegation but aft...

>> well, i got brave, because ive been brave all my life, because one lesson that my grandfather taught me before he passed away was, to never give up, and always be brave. dont let nobody push you around. and make sure you do -- make sure you do what you love. >> like now, like being an activist. standing up for what you believe in. tell me whats so special about your school, why you didnt want it to be closed? >> i didnt want it to be closed, because when i first heard that it was closing, and...

Speak, it was really last minute. first they asked my mom if i would speak, then they was like no, my mom was like no, i didnt want to speak. then they asked me did i want to speak, i said okay, i will speak. so it was pretty last minute, but i didnt have no script written or nothing. i just spoke from my heart. >> and you certainly did. your school was almost shut down, but at the last minute it survived. have you heard from mayor rahm emanuel? >> no. >> not yet. >> i did not. >> maybe you will...

You about this. you as a parent in chicago. my sister is a parent in chicago of two school age kids now. between the teachers strike and this has been feeling like oh, my goodness, nobody seems to care about the welfare of the kids in these schools. how do you make a choice for a child as brilliant as asean. how do you make the best choices you can for his schooling? >> i tried -- i put him in private school and i thought that was the best choice being a product of chicago public schools and wor...

That your school was going to be closed? >> it made me feel confused and sad because youre closing the school that is really good, has all the resources that cpes wants. but youre closing the school but its not -- if you actually come into the schools and see that, you will have it taking it off the list. cps is known what all schools have. i dont understand why theyre trying to close that school. >> a shawn, you saved your school in part. how did it make you feel when your school was saved? >> ...

At sutd er and cps, are the parents abusive. no, quote, you said what the hell are you doing? >> i mean, what is the crime here? that is the question. the other part who is really in charge of your healthcare. has this mother has committed any crime, its carol about the child too much. when she got uncomfortable with the held care was going, she intervened. i didnt want to get to the point where they perform a rushed open heart surgery when they are not sure if he has flu and administering drugs...

To take away your child. you saw it on camera. >> megyn: biggest threat you can level at somebody. so cps had no business in taking this child. i know you that went into court and made that case. now, pursuant to that agreement they were out and the parents could have this baby back and be responsible for his care, now they give had he am them oversight. go and monitor these parents and decide whether they are doing their job. why do they get any ongoing role in this parent and this family whats...

Its if she the judge, jury and executioner. >> megyn: right. and police officer says do you have papers? go ahead and read them. then he said, hurry up. you are delaying, its crossing over resisting arrest with a hand on a weapon. this cant happen. >> you have an immigrant family that came here from russia. that is what they fled from. they fled from a government where the knock on the door meant that something bad would happen. somebody disappeared. she was very calm. she documented it because ...

Attorney for the mother anna who joined me on the program on monday. they are getting ready to sue. let me start with you. we have so much feedback from viewers, do it, sue whoever you can do so it doesnt happen to another family. lets get specific. who is to blame? they went to the hospital, they went from sutter to cases ear and they said you can take your baby and police knew that. they took the baby home the but different police show up and grab their child. how did that happen? >> id like t...

Will walk away. >> megyn: im assuming there are many, many families that actually do need cps in california and need their oversight and intervention and good people in california will realize this does not appear to be one of these families? >> this is clear cut case. heart of the matter why was cps, what was the genesis of the second contact where the police came to their house after it was clear they had gone to another hospital for a second opinion. cps should never have been involved at tha...