This has been identified as a key factor by organizations such as Building Assets for Youth and Community. On a daily basis our girls see schoolmates playing in Tantra Park, at the supermarket and the local coffee shop, Caff Sol . The parents in this community know and acknowledge each other's children. We play, celebrate and exist peacefully together. My girls are joined by other children walking to school through Tantra Park in the morning.
Many parents know each other well enough to exchange favors such as childcare and carpooling.
Now, local DAs and judges are complicit. With Robert McFarland MD, co-founder of the Parenting Place, I spent much time this year trying to testify to the grand jury. It's time to set the record straight on how we were prevented from talking with our fellow citizens in the grand jury, and what we have to say. The Colorado ACLU and grand jury expert David Lane agree that Hale's order violates Colorado law and the First Amendment. All Rights Reserved.