“Homeschooling”
Greg’s treatment only went downhill from there. His step mother began homeschooling him, but you can hardly call it that. She had a nasty approach to it; according to his testimony, she would give him assignments and impossible deadlines, and if he didn’t finish them on time, he wouldn’t get anything to eat that day.
This punishment was routine, and whenever Gregory didn’t finish his morning assignment before 8:45 a.m, he wouldn’t get any breakfast, and likewise if he failed to finish his noon assignment by 12:00 p., sharp, the kid was denied lunch.