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A six year old girl was arrested and held in a mental institution without her parents' consent, under a controversial Florida law known as the Baker Act

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Tags: usa.fl, police, children, education, baker act, arrests, parenting, law, author.alex horton, source.the washington post, paywall.hard
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/02/16/nadia-king-florida-baker-act/

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Title
The chain reaction that sent an 'out of control' 6-year-old from school to a mental health facility
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1050 words

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    mrbig
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    Paywall. Pocket or similar service recommended.

    Paywall. Pocket or similar service recommended.

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    1. spit-evil-olive-tips
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      Here's a couple alternate sources that seem unpaywalled: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/15/us/florida-girl-mental-health-baker-act/index.html...

      Here's a couple alternate sources that seem unpaywalled:

      https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/15/us/florida-girl-mental-health-baker-act/index.html

      https://www.cbsnews.com/news/body-camera-video-florida-officer-questions-why-girl-is-being-taken-to-mental-health-facility-under-baker-act/

      https://ktla.com/2020/02/14/police-video-shows-florida-6-year-old-being-committed-to-mental-facility-after-school-incident-tmw/

      2 votes
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      1. mrbig
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        It's possible that adblocking and privacy extensions contributes to being paywalled. They also can let you read a certain number of articles for free before blocking you. And geographical location...

        It's possible that adblocking and privacy extensions contributes to being paywalled. They also can let you read a certain number of articles for free before blocking you. And geographical location plays a part too.

        3 votes