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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious about this-if a child is old enough to be out and responsible in public (like a 9 or 10 yo usually is)...then what exactly can MCPS do if a 10 yo is sitting outside waiting to come into the school? Its still a free country last time I checked. 
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A "free country" doesn't mean the school system can't restrict who is on school property at given hours. MCPS doesn't want children there before they're ready to open the doors because if something happens to them, there's not one there to help them or take responsibility for the situation. But the parents will sue anyway, costing the district a lot of money in defense. [b]So yes, the school can tell you that your child can't be wandering the grounds before school is open for the day[/b].[/quote]

Yes, the school can tell the OP that. But what if the OP (like many other parents) does it anyway? Then what?[/quote]

Schools system/locality may (and probably) does have regulations about when unsupervised children are allowed on the property. If they find unsupervised children on the property, they can call the parents to come get them. If the parents refuse, they can refer the matter to the police/CPS. I don't know that the school system would actually take it that far, especially if the kids aren't making trouble, but they could.[/quote]

So in your view, its totally fine for children to stand unsupervised on the sidewalk at the school boundary line, but if they cross that line, all of a sudden they are being neglected and CPS should investigate? :shock: [/quote]

Where did I say that? I'm simply talking about the regulations that the school system can put on the use of its property. It's entirely possible the schools are fine with kids doing whatever they want off school property, but they don't want unsupervised kids on the school property during hours of operation because they don't want the risk of liability if kids get hurt. [b]If the kids are wandering the neighborhood[/b], that's clearly on the parents for permitting it, but as soon as Larla drops her kids off in front of the school 15 minutes before the doors open, you know she's going to blame the school if one falls down the steps and breaks a leg, or never makes it inside the building one morning.[/quote]

MCPS has walk boundaries where they won't send buses. They plan and expect kids to be walking to school. Is that what you call "wandering the neighborhood"? [/quote]

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