This senator wants to make sure kids can walk to school alone without getting picked up by the cops
This senator wants to make sure kids can walk to school alone without getting picked up by the cops"
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Earlier this year, the Meitiv family of Silver Spring, Maryland made national news when their two children were picked up by police — twice — for walking down the street by themselves.
Danielle and Alexander Meitiv practice free-range parenting, which focuses on giving children real freedom and responsibility as they mature. Now, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has introduced an
amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act which would give children the right to walk to and from school with their parents' permission without fear of being stopped by police like the
Meitiv kids were: The bill has passed the Senate and now will see its House and Senate versions undergo reconciliation, a process Lee's amendment will have to survive to become law.
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