Leaving kids unattended in RV all day?
There's a trailer next to us with what seems to be a single parent (female) and 2 kids, boy 9 and girl 7. She is out all day (at work?) and leaves the kids at their trailer alone all day. According ...
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spoon059 wrote:Horizon170 wrote:
Unless there is some law being broken I would keep my nose out of other peoples business.
Marvin
It probably is against the law. In the state of Maryland for example, a child cannot be "left alone" under the age of 8. A child cannot "supervise" another child unless they are 13. Therefore in Maryland, this would be breaking a law.
I'm keeping my nose out of this. In my line of work I see the horrible things that human beings do to others. I see drug addicted moms using their children to pay off drug debts. I see drug addicted moms abandoning their children for days at a time to go out and get high. Then I see half the people blaming child protection for getting involved... I see the other half blaming child protection for not getting involved fast enough.
I'm not going to offer an opinion, but I know exactly what I would do to handle the situation.
Actually, in most states there is no law against this, Washington State included:
Washington DSHS wrote:
There is no federal or Washington state law regarding the age when children may stay home alone or baby-sit.
https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sesa/office-communications/media-release/home-alone-when-can-you-safely-leave-children-themselves
