ALBANY — The backers of a proposed county law that would have mandated parenting classes for the legal guardians of children convicted of crimes will be withdrawing the legislation after sustained public backlash.
Overseen by the county probation department, the law would have required parents to attend an online or in-person class “not to exceed five hours in length” to educate them on best practices to keep their children from committing future crimes. The text of the legislation said that parents could be excused if they were able to demonstrate that work obligations made attendance impracticable.
The legislation, which was sponsored by Democrat Mark Robinson and Republican Minority Leader Frank Mauriello along with Republicans Mark Grimm and Todd Drake, will be pulled from consideration at Wednesday night’s Law Committee meeting, a spokesman for the Republican conference said Wednesday…