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I'd be interested in hearing from parents who have had to drop kids off at daycare or preschool. Would it be unheard of to leave a younger child sleeping in a car while you walked the older child into the building? Is this totally frowned on?
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I do not think its common for a parent to leave a younger sleeping child in a car while an older child is escorted into school. I have seen it though, not often thankfully and actually sat in my car watching this child until the parent came back. It blows me away that she will not face charges of some kind.
Yes, its tempting if the child is asleep and you are going to be away for a few minutes but no, I could not imagine leaving a child let alone forgetting one.
I found this web site which is pretty interesting.
http://www.ggweather.com/heat/
Only 11 states have laws prohibiting leaving a child unattended in a vehicle.
Currently 15 states have proposed legislation making it a crime to leave a child unattended in a car, van, truck or SUV.
In one state it is only a crime if the child is injured or dies
The remaining 24 states do not have laws against leaving a child unattended in a vehicle