Rubber Ducky
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 Fri, Jun 12 2015, 9:52 am
Washington Post headline:
Md. officials: Letting ‘free range’ kids walk or play alone is not neglect
For all those who have been following the saga of the Meitiv family of Silver Spring, who got into trouble with CPS for allowing their 10 and 6 year old kids to play at the park and walk around the neighborhood without a parent or nanny nearby, the state is issuing a "clarification" of policy.
From the article:
| Quote: | Maryland officials have taken steps to clarify their views about children playing or walking alone outdoors in a new policy directive that says Child Protective Services should not be involved in such cases unless children have been harmed or face a substantial risk of harm.
The directive, part of a public statement to be issued Friday, follows a nationally debated case involving “free range” parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv, who let their young children walk home alone from parks in Montgomery County.
The Meitivs say they have gradually allowed their son, Rafi, 10, and daughter, Dvora, 6, more freedom to walk on their own in areas they know. But police twice picked up the siblings as they made their way home in Silver Spring, and CPS neglect investigations ensued. |
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