Gang Parents Sent for Teen Training -- Under New California Law, Judges Can Order Moms, Dads to Parenting Classes

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LOS ANGELES - It's a Saturday morning and a half-dozen adults are sitting in a high school classroom, staring at grim photos of sickly drug addicts and hearing about the deadly consequences of gang crime. They'd rather not be here, but a judge made them come.

The moms and dads were ordered to attend the class under a new California law giving judges the option of sending parents for training when their kids are convicted of gang crimes for the first time.

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Gang Parents Sent for Teen Training -- Under New California Law, Judges Can Order Moms, Dads to Parenting Classes

Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, the lawmaker behind the Parent Accountability Act, said it is the first sta...

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