Just ranging through the half-read, quarter-read, and unread Globes:
"Parents who let kids walk alone to appeal in neglect case" AP March 04, 2015
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A Maryland couple who were investigated by state officials after letting their children walk home from a park without an adult say they will appeal a finding of ‘‘unsubstantiated child neglect’’ and will continue to let the children walk by themselves.
Danielle and Alexander Meitiv told local news outlets they learned about the finding in a letter last week.
It means Child Protective Services will keep a file on the family for five years. Danielle Meitiv said she and her husband worry about being investigated again.
‘‘What will happen next time?’’ she asked. ‘‘We don’t know if we will get caught in this Kafkaesque loop again.’’
Officials began investigating in December when police officers picked up their 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter walking back to their Silver Spring home.
The Meitivs said they are teaching self-reliance. They said they gradually let the children take walks on their own, and they would not have allowed the outing to the park, about a mile from their home, if they did not believe they were capable.
I say give the kid a gun if you are worried about safety. No one will bother them then.
Protective Services officials have said state law says children age 7 and under must be left with a reliable person who is at least 13. The law covers dwellings, enclosures, and vehicles, but doesn’t mention children walking outdoors.
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