Poll: Parents Talk Curfew for Kids
In this week’s Parent Talk, we ask you two questions: Do you think Minnesota youth should have a curfew? Should police treat curfew violations uniformly?
As a parent, sometimes it’s hard to remember the details regarding curfew. I’m not talking the self-imposed, parent “you better be home before 10 p.m. or you’ll be grounded” curfew, but the curfews mandated by many local counties and cities. Both Dakota County and Hennepin County, for example, have different curfew rules for kids, depending on their age and day of the week. For some areas, the curfew times for youth might be limited to a public place or establishment. Of course, there are usually exceptions as well. If your child violates a county or city curfew? The penalty could be different as well. In this week’s Parent Talk, we ask you two questions: Do you think Minnesota children should have a curfew? Should police treat curfew …
Shakopee Mom
11:09 am on Monday, July 16, 2012
This past week at 3 AM my daughter's car was set on fire, the police think it was set by juveniles. Just having a law on the books doesn't help if the violators are not caught. And the small curfew ticket fine ($50 for the first offense) that Shakopee has doesn't deter more curfew violations....the parent/guardians need to be fined (at a higher fee) for their children consistently violating … more ›