Enforcement of the curfew will begin Friday at 11:59 p.m. and last at least 30 days.
“I think if I sit down and think about it, I could write a book on how many questions I’ve had,” La’Niyah King-Brooks, 14, said, who attends school in the district, but lives in Suitland, Md. La’Niyah was reconsidering searching for a part-time job, she said, because she wasn’t sure what would happen if her shift ended past curfew hours. The county code being enforced by police concerned her, since she said law enforcement “either take their job too seriously or not seriously enough.
The county code does allow an exemption for children who are legally employed and carry a card of employment with their hours written on it. Under the Prince George’s juvenile curfew rules, children are allowed to be outside during curfew hours if accompanied by a parent or authorized adult. There’s also an exception if a child is taking a direct route home within one hour of the end of a school activity, religious activity or voluntary activity, like going to the movies or a sports game.But county youths say there hasn’t been enough education on their rights surrounding the curfew.
“If I haven’t heard the guidance, that means students haven’t gotten the guidance,” Ceron-Ruiz, a 17-year-old senior at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, said. “My hope is that by Friday when they plan to issue this, is that information is clear for students and youth."Officials with Prince George’s school system declined to comment for this story, including answering whether they were involved in the county executive’s decision to enact the curfew.
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