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Arrested and Charged Because My 11yo Was Walking 1 Mile from Home

A free-range parent was shocked when she was charged with "reckless conduct." She's been asked to put a tracker on her son's phone, which she refused.

On Halloween, a case manager from the Division of Family and Children Services visited our home and spoke to the kids, my mom, my sister-in-law, and my dad. The next day, I contacted David DeLugas, the founder of ParentsUSA, a nonprofit that often provides pro bono legal support to parents wrongly accused of child neglect. The Division of Family and Child Services in Georgia said that, for privacy and legal reasons, it can't confirm whether any specific case is part of its caseload.

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