One Arizona Mother’s Struggle To Get Her Name Removed From a Blacklist of Unfit Parents

A victory for the mom — and common sense. Yet the constitutional rights of countless other people are still at stake.

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The Tucson mom found guilty of neglect for letting her 7-year-old son play at the park has finally had her name removed from Arizona’s Central Registry, a government blacklist of unfit parents that is maintained by the Department of Child Safety.

While this is obviously a victory for the mom — and common sense — the constitutional rights of countless other people are still at stake.

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