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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is what happens when there is FreeDumb to be unregulated:
A 5 year old died in a hot pre-school van recently.
this information was part of the news report:
Alabama is the only state which allows day care centers to operate without regulation if they claim a religious exemption.
Currently, there are 943 unlicensed centers statewide.
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Kamden Johnson died in August after being left in a hot van at his preschool in Mobile.
The preschool is operated by a church and was not licensed or inspected. T
The van driver, who has since been arrested, has a glaring criminal record.
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The U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment this week that would block federal funding for day care centers with a history of injury or death due to safety violations. The amendment was proposed by Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell, in the wake of the death of 5-year-old Kamden Johnson the Alabama boy who died in August after being left in a hot day care van. The amendment is attached to an appropriations bill that is set to be voted on later this week.
Currently, there are 943 unlicensed centers statewide.
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Kamden Johnson died in August after being left in a hot van at his preschool in Mobile.
The preschool is operated by a church and was not licensed or inspected. T
The van driver, who has since been arrested, has a glaring criminal record.
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The U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment this week that would block federal funding for day care centers with a history of injury or death due to safety violations. The amendment was proposed by Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell, in the wake of the death of 5-year-old Kamden Johnson the Alabama boy who died in August after being left in a hot day care van. The amendment is attached to an appropriations bill that is set to be voted on later this week.
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This is what happens when there is FreeDumb to be unregulated: (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Sep 2017
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WTF should anybody be exempt from regulations dealing with the safety and f children?
world wide wally
Sep 2017
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world wide wally
(21,738 posts)1. WTF should anybody be exempt from regulations dealing with the safety and f children?
I don't care if you're the Pope or Pat Fucking Robertson
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)2. Regulations are too expensive, one way or the other
and people are disposable.
It's the Republican way.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)3. Kick