ST Debate Club: Maryland parents being investigated for letting their 10 and 6 year old children walk a mile home from school alone.
Posted by
ty97
Jan 16 '15, 06:07
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"It was a one-mile walk home from a Silver Spring park on Georgia Avenue on a Saturday afternoon. But what the parents saw as a moment of independence for their 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter, they say authorities viewed much differently.
Danielle and Alexander Meitiv say they are being investigated for neglect for the Dec. 20 trek — in a case they say reflects a clash of ideas about how safe the world is and whether parents are free to make their own choices about raising their children."
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She added: “Abductions are extremely rare. Car accidents are not. The number one cause of death for children of their age is a car accident.”
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Responses:
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I was certainly doing this by age 9, and across one busy road, though I can't remember if it had a crossing guard or not. -- nm
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Max
Jan 16, 06:54
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"I've watched every episode of Criminal Minds and know the world is full of serial killers" -- nm
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Beaker
Jan 16, 06:50
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The CPS is going way overboard.....based upon the CPS rationale here, my sister and I would have been taken away at nine and six....
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Walt_Disney
Jan 16, 06:34
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When I was in grade school the bus distance limit was 1.10 miles from the school. So if you lived within that range, you walked -- nm
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oblique
Jan 16, 06:23
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Yeah, they need a lawyer to put the fear of... something... into CPS. -- nm
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Ender
Jan 16, 06:21
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Is the mile walk through a crack neighborhood? -- nm
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Naked Crazy JaxSean
Jan 16, 06:19
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I see no problem with them walking home on their own. -- nm
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CQ
Jan 16, 06:16
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that is complete crap. if the kids can handle it (and i am sure they can) that's up to the parents to decide whether to let them. -- nm
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Andie
Jan 16, 06:10
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