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The mother of the “free-range kids” has filed the necessary paperwork to run for one of the four Montgomery County Council at-large seats to be decided in 2018. Danielle Luttenberg Meitiv, a 48-year-old Silver Spring Democrat, said she was running over concerns about her children’s future and the children of Montgomery County, particularly in education, […]

Free range parenting is a hot topic in Montgomery County and around the country. Local leaders say they are hearing from residents on both sides of this issue and two elected leaders are trying to learn more. Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal and Councilmember Marc Elrich want to understand the policies and procedures that […]

UPDATED At his weekly briefing on April 13, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal read a statement about the latest developments in the “free range” parenting case in Silver Spring. Watch it here: Council President George Leventhal’s statement follows: “This morning in the HHS Committee, which I chair, I asked department director Uma Ahluwalia for […]

Montgomery County parents who were under investigation for letting their kids walk home from a park were found responsible for “unsubstantiated” child neglect. A letter from The Montgomery County Child Protective Services, dated Feb. 20, stated that Danielle and Alexander Meitiv are responsible for child neglect and would receive a separate notice regarding their right to […]

UPDATE Danielle and Alexander Meitiv let their kids, ages 6 and 10, walk unaccompanied a mile from a playground to the family’s Silver Spring home. Now, the parents are being investigated by Montgomery County Child Protective Services (CPS) for child neglect after two separate callers, one in October and another in November, alerted law enforcement […]