A Maryland couple targeted by child protective services for encouraging their children to act independently has been cleared of a neglect charge, though an investigation into the effects of their parenting style has not been fully closed.
You may remember a series of recent stories about Alexander and Danielle Meitiv, parents of two children who drew attention from law enforcement when an anonymous stranger reported seeing the two kids walking unattended late last year. It turned out that the children, aged 10 and 6, were walking home from a local park — an activity their “free-range” parents encouraged.
Montgomery County, Maryland, Child Protective Services (CPS) opened an investigation in response to that tip, visiting the Meitivs’ home and ultimately confiscating the children on another of their adult-free walks — without informing their worried parents.
The Montgomery County CPS ruled out the possibility that the Meitivs had acted with neglect earlier this month, putting to rest the concern that the state could permanently remove their children from the home. But the county’s decision isn’t consequence free. Alexander and Danielle Meitiv will remain on the CPS watch list for five years, unless the county changes its policy.
Danielle Meitiv shared a mixture of relief and concern in a statement following CPS’s decision.
“This ruling confirms that we never exposed our children to a ‘substantial risk of harm,’” she wrote. “Although we welcome the decision, we are concerned that CPS’s misguided policy remains intact. We fear that our family and other Maryland families will be subject to further investigations and frightening police detentions simply because our and their children have been taught how to walk safely in their neighborhood, including to and from school and local parks.”
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