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LegalWays: Living Away From Home

Posted By Jennifer Bloom On January 29, 2011 @ 1:03 pm In | No Comments

By Jennifer Bloom and Sally Revak

This lesson from the LegalWays curriculum focuses on emancipation, which is a difficult area to understand because there is no specific Minnesota statute that lists the requirements and the procedure to become emancipated.  This lesson describes emancipation and how it occurs using a student reading with guiding questions. In some states, the law provides specific procedure for emancipation.

Objectives

  • Understand the function of the people involved in the juvenile protection area.
  • Learn about the legal rights and responsibilities of parents and children.
  • Understand the various ways in which the juvenile system attempts to take of care of juveniles and their families.
  • Learn where to go for help.

Time to Complete

One class period

Materials Needed

Procedure

See Juvenile Protection Teaching Guide

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URLs in this post:

[1] LegalWays Curriculum Overview: http://www.teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/LegalWays-Curriculum-Overview41.docx

[2] Juvenile Protection Teaching Guide: http://www.teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Juvenile-Protection-Teaching-Guide1.docx

[3] Student Handout Living Away From Home: http://www.teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Student-Handout-Living-Away-From-Home1.docx

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