Julia and Edwin are twins. They moved to our district in the middle of last school year after their father died. On Friday afternoon, they walked in from school to find their mother dead. The police called the school to come be with the children as they were having difficulty locating a next of kin. After several hours, we were able to get in touch with two cousins. One is a cousin of the deceased mom, Leeland Ducote. The other is a cousin of the deceased dad, Daniel Cohen. Both have expressed an interest in helping care for the children. However, Daniel and his significant other (Traci Morgan) have concerns about the stability and ability of Leeland to properly care for the kids. We have concerns because right now these children have no legal
