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Taiwanese parents required to stop kids spending time on computers

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“Lawmakers have expanded existing legislation to say that children under 18 on the island “may not constantly use electronic products for a period of time that is not reasonable.” The law now equates spending excess time on electronic devices with other more commonly-accepted vices, such as smoking, drinking, drugs, watching sexual or violent imagery, and chewing betel nuts.  Parents who expose their kids to electronic products to the point where become ‘physically or mentally’ ill are liable for a $1,600 fine. Of course, the law doesn’t say exactly how much time is unreasonable, which will no doubt complicate enforcement.”

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/26/parents-country-legally-obliged-stop-their-kids-spending-time-computers

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Washington Parents Accused of Child Abuse For Using Marijuana

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“Jesse and his wife Vicca Thompson, are from Sedro-Wolley, Washington, where marijuana use, including recreational, is now legal. The Thompsons are both medical marijuana users with doctor’s prescriptions. Jesse Thompson, a cancer survivor, takes it for pain, while Vicca Thompson, 43, uses it for arthritis and a nervous condition. They run their business, a medical marijuana dispensary and garden store called the Grow Shop, where they sell home-grown strains of marijuana as well as marijuana edibles, and are strong advocates of medical marijuana. In November 2014, authorities came for the Thompsons’ son Jerry.”

http://abcnews.go.com/US/washington-parents-legally-marijuana-accused-child-abuse/story?id=28250280

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7 Homeschool Children Taken Away For Unapproved Supplement

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“Hal and his wife Michelle were kept outside for hours while officers searched the home with their seven children inside.  They avoid most contact with the government. The parents have home schooled their nine children, two of whom have graduated and gone on to college. The Stanleys keep to themselves, are generally self-sustained and consider themselves ‘preppers’.  As the children were removed from the home Hal and his wife Michelle say they emotionally asked who made the decision. Hal said, ‘And finally a young man from the Sheriff’s department raised his hand, ‘I did it and I’m proud of the decision’.'”

http://medicalkidnap.com/2015/01/18/arkansas-takes-away-7-homeschool-children-because-father-had-unapproved-mineral-supplement/

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Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk home alone

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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. She said her son and daughter have previously paired up for walks around the block, to a nearby 7-Eleven and to a library about three-quarters of a mile away.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/maryland-couple-want-free-range-kids-but-not-all-do/2015/01/14/d406c0be-9c0f-11e4-bcfb-059ec7a93ddc_story.html

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Fourth-grader suspended after using magic ring from ‘The Hobbit’

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“A Kermit parent said his fourth-grade student was suspended Friday for allegedly making a terroristic threat.  His father, Jason Steward, said the family had been to see ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ last weekend. His son brought a ring to his class at Kermit Elementary School and told another boy his magic ring could make the boy disappear.  Steward said the principal said threats to another child’s safety would not be tolerated – whether magical or not. Principal Roxanne Greer declined to comment on the matter.”

http://www.oaoa.com/news/education/article_6b47c224-a8d2-11e4-8989-1f5b0d13dadd.html

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Pressure to legalise marijuana after Australian boy denied treatment

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“The parents of a three-year-old boy and a Melbourne hospital clashed after doctors stopped administering cannabis oil to the child because of concerns about legal ramifications.  They turned to cannabis oil to treat their son Cooper’s seizures about a year ago, after doctors told them they had no way of stopping them. They said it had been highly effective.  But after at first helping to administer the drug, the ABC said, hospital staff warned [the parents] that if they continued to give Cooper the oil, police would be informed.  [The parents] had their house raided in July after telling Channel Seven’s Sunday Night program about using marijuana oil on Cooper.”

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/06/pressure-builds-to-legalise-medical-marijuana-after-boy-denied-treatment

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3 Acts of American Education System Insanity

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“A modern historian looking to chronicle the destruction of the America we all once knew could do no better than to deconstruct the U.S. education system today.  Along with providing American students a middling education at best — we rank 17th in the world and well-below-average for developed nations — what’s really wrong with America’s education system is the fact that we’re engineering the next generation to become acclimated to what this country is becoming … And it’s becoming a police state, where tolerance is zero and everyone is presumed guilty. The notion of innocence? To hell with that! This will not end well for you or me, or our children.”

http://thesovereigninvestor.com/economic-collapse-2/three-acts-insanity-reveal-whats-really-wrong-with-americas-education-system/

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Houston schools discuss child’s ‘Nerf gun’ suspension

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“After a couple of days into the school year, fourth grader Ramsey McDonald of Warner Robins was given what he thought was a fun assignment.  Bring in some of your favorite toys to talk about.  ‘They were trying to get the kids to know each other,’ his father, Scott McDonald said.  The Miller Elementary School student told his father Friday night he was going to bring in his iPad and a couple of toys.  His father didn’t think much about it and said ‘OK.’  McDonald learned it wasn’t OK when he received a call from the school Tuesday. ‘They told me my son brought a weapon to school and they asked me if I was aware,’ McDonald said Wednesday.”

http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/warner-robins/2014/08/06/miller-elementary-warner-robins-weapon-contraband/13672973/

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Mom Arrested for Letting Kid Play in Lego Store While She Shopped

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“Yesterday afternoon, a mom in Long Island, New York, was arrested for leaving her 7-year-old at the Roosevelt Field Mall LEGO Store for an hour and 20 minutes while she shopped elsewhere in the mall.  The story mentions that the the mother, Patricia Juarez, was also charged with petty larceny stemming from a previous warrant. Larceny is a real crime, of course. Letting your kid play by himself in the LEGO Store is not. I would really love the police to explain how endangered this child actually was, in a public place, surrounded by employees, shoppers, and security (and LEGO superheroes!).”

http://reason.com/blog/2014/08/06/mom-arrested-for-letting-kid-play-in-leg

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Philly mom faces jailtime due to New Jersey’s strict gun laws

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“The single mother of two young children was arrested on weapons charges that could send her to prison for three years.  The charges came after Allen told the officer she had a handgun in her vehicle and has a concealed carry permit issued by Pennsylvania. But that license carries no legal weight in New Jersey, which has some of the nation’s strictest gun control laws.  Allen’s case and others like it have highlighted the legal problems often faced by out-of-state residents who bring weapons to New Jersey, unaware of the rules that govern how guns can be brought into and transported throughout the state.”

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Philly_mom_faces_jail_due_to_New_Jerseys_strict_gun_laws.html

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