Was there shelter available in the back yard? We know it was raining. Were the children standing out in the rain for an hour and a half, or was there adequate cover?
Maybe you could read the article...
The authorities claim he had no access to water or shelter. We have an open shed in the back yard and 2 working sinks and 2 hoses. They said he had no food. He ate his snacks already. He had no bathroom, but the responding officer found our yard good enough to relieve himself in while our son sat in a police car alone. In his own yard, in a state, Florida, that has no minimum age for children to be alone.
From the story;
We have an open shed in the back yard and 2 working sinks and 2 hoses.
My definition of a shed is something with a roof and at least 1 wall so I would say that is your answer there. If he was playing basketball, then the rain was not for the full time covered.
To me there is missing elements in this story but the process of Child Welfare cases previously here in Florida can make me believe that it is possible government abuse.
It doesn’t mean that is was raining in that particular area
This is NOT a case of child abuse or neglect. An 11-year-old can be on his own for 90 minutes, for Pete's sake. My kids often were, when they were 8 and 11. An 11-year-old can babysit!
I agree he should have had a key, but the legal overreaction is shocking. Keeping the kids in custody away from their home is just outrageous. A kid is in far worse danger from a foster family than alone in his own backyard.
And to threatren the mother's livelihood? Outrageous!!
Did you read the article?