Dwight Pushes Again For A Curfew
Anybody under 17 is fair game, and we want them off the streets
By Neena Satija - WNPR
Published: Sep 15, 2011
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Dwight’s Bianca Bowles and Curlena McDonald
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It's Saturday, 2 a.m. A 16-year-old boy is hanging out at Chapel and Day. If activists in the Dwight neighborhood have their way, police could ask the boy what he’s doing out late, and if he doesn’t have a good excuse, they’ll escort him home.
Then the parents would be slapped with a $150 fine.
That’s the scenario the Dwight Central Management Team (DCMT) discussed at a meeting Monday night with neighbors, who spent about an hour and a half debating the logistics of a proposed curfew for kids under 17.
The DCMT is one of ten community management teams across the city run by residents within the Dwight district. It is preapring a proposal for a curfew of 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays and 10:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on weekends.
“Anybody under 17 is fair game, and we want them off the streets,” said Bianca Bowles, the DCMT’s secretary. Exceptions would be made for kids traveling to and from jobs or responding to emergencies, as well as from school, religious, or civic-sponsored events.
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