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Leiby Kletzky

By Sarena Straus, Esq.

The death of Leiby Kletzky is the greatest possible kind of nightmare and tragedy.  The story of the search for him is an amazing example of a community coming together to save a life.  It is an example of perfect execution of the system, mobilization of law enforcement and community working together.  But still, his life ended in the worst imaginable tragedy....At some point, all parents have to make a decision that it's time to allow our children to exercise some Independence.  There is no way to know when is the right or wrong time.  Tragedies like this are rare, but they do happen.  All we can do is make our best guess about what is the right age and do the best we can to prepare our children.  I have copied here some of the guideline recommended by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for when kids go to school alone, but the rules have excellent general application...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prosecutor Postscript on July 15, 2011 (boomark / email).