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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those parents are crazy, or they are seeking publicity. It costs a fortune to bring or defend a civil lawsuit. They are in a p****ing contest with a fire hydrant. The police can just watch the house and keep picking up the kids and building their case, which does not cost the police a dime. In the meantime, the case builds against the parents. Just defending it would cost more than a legal babysitter. The police obviously feel they have some grounds to take the kids into custody. CPS can decide to take the kids while the court decides. The parents should watch out, unless they want the state to provide some free babysitting.  [/quote]

[b]Build their case for what? That the parents let the kids walk home from the park? Do you think that's something the police and CPS should focus their resources on? And do you think it would be in the best interests of the kids to go into foster care[/b]?[/quote]

None of that matters. It matters to you, and you think you can argue it. But when the police start picking up your kids, lawsuits start flying, the best interest of the child goes out the window. It has already happened. and [b]leaving a 6 year old with a 10 year old unattended at a park is against the law in MD[/b]. So far the police have not pressed charges.[/quote]

The law refers to kids being in a home, car or building, right? So if you apply it to a park, does it also apply to anyplace outdoors where an adult is present? I am not being snarky -- I'm genuinely uncertain. [b]I frequently see young children walking to and from school with no adult. [/b]Kids under the age of 11 play outside without an adult present. Are these things illegal in Maryland? Surely I'm not the only person confused by this.[/quote]

Indeed, MCPS contemplates this very situation:  From the MCPS Kindergarten Handbook:

[i]When students get off the bus, they are entirely in the care of the parent or other caregiver, [u]or are on their own to walk home if no parent or caregiver is present[/u]. [/i]

And:

[i]Walking to school
Adult crossing guards and student safety patrols are on duty at many busy intersections
and at some schools in the morning and afternoon. Teach your child to follow
safe walking rules and instructions from those who are on duty. A kindergarten child
should never walk alone. Walking with a parent, caretaker, sibling, friend, or older
student is advised. If your child will not be accompanied by an adult, show your
child the best route to walk to and from school. Be sure to consider traffic, visibility
along streets and at intersections, use of crosswalks, and possible hazards. Walk
along this route with your child a few times before school starts. Practice good safety
habits and make sure your child knows exactly where to go. Impress upon your child
to take the route you have practiced and the need to go directly to school and come
directly home after school. Teaching children safe walking practices when they are
young, even though they do not walk alone, will help to build safe walking habits
for later years when they may walk alone or with same-age peers. [/i]

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/info/enroll/0907.15_KindergartenHandbook_ENGLISH_Web.pdf

So how is it a violation of the law to allow two children to walk three blocks from park, again?[/quote]

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