But would you let your child be unattended and untrackable from dawn til dusk if you'd told them "have fun but stay in the neighborhood!"? A well-publicized tr

But would you let your child be unattended and untrackable from dawn til dusk if you'd told them "have fun but stay in the neighborhood!"? A well-publicized truancy lawsuit from maybe 5 years ago -- in which 2? children were remitted to foster care because an 8? year old and his brother were allowed to walk 2? blocks to a park unattended (I did a quick search for the suit, but there were so many results... the specific case ceased to matter) -- implies the answer is irrelevant, as American society wouldn't even let you if you wanted to.