Puck'ster, and LH, to a tiny degree:

The safety and security of OUR children is OUR responsibility. I strongly disagree that the safety and security of YOUR child is YOUR responsibility, alone. Children, one day, leave the clutches of their parents..be it preschool, day care, field trips, sporting events, etc. No way can a single parent- no matter how viligant- be the single source eye/ear for their child. If only.

I want ANY one looking after my child, in the event I am not present. Right now, Jonah is in preschool. I would want the teacher/aide/administrator/ volunteer in the classroom to immediately call 241-kids (our hotline here, locally) if they suspected something afoul.

I realize that the two of you weren't really not saying otherwise (nice double negative), but, I do want to point out that it is more than "responsible parenting" or "being careful" that needs to be done. I do think children need special protection- without any comment being made on the particular bill up for discussion. I didn't read it.