He was also deployed to the middle east to act as business law attorney-advisory for the Department of Defense. He holds a B.A. in humanities from Michigan State University and a J.D. from the University of Detroit. During the forum he commented on the topic of truancy, saying it was up to the parents to get their kids to get to school, but when necessarily the court would step in to make sure the parents fulfill that duty. When discussing child advocacy Bedells said monitoring was important with the return of the child to the family as the main goal. [1]