THE STATE OWNS YOUR CHILDREN: Arkansas: Kids Who Spent Two Months in State Custody to Return Home on Trial Basis.

Although it has not been announced publicly why the children were removed and still remain in state custody after two months, an affidavit written by deputy Wright, which was somehow obtained by Arkansas political commentator Wilson Kanaday, states a few causes for concern . . .

Although the children might not have ever seen a doctor in their lives, Kanaday asserts that there is no law regulating how frequently children need to see a doctor. Additionally, he mentioned a local media interview featuring the Stanley’s 19-year-old son, Christopher, who claims that the children were adequately cared for through their parents[‘] own treatments.

The affidavit also lists “physical abuse” and alleges that Hal spanked his kids with a thick paddle and at one point it broke on one of them.

“Corporal punishment using a paddle to punish children is a legal form of discipline in the state of Arkansas,” Kanaday stated earlier in the segment. . . . “When the mobile medical assessment [unit] looked at the children, they were found healthy and they showed no signs of abuse.” . . .

The affidavit . . . mentions the fact that the kids were homeschooled . . . but did not have an “accredited homeschool curriculum.”

“There is no such thing as an accredited homeschool curriculum,” Kanday asserts.

The Homeschool Legal Defense Association’s analysis for Arkansas [PDF] makes no mention of requirements for homeschool curricula.

Note that the children were taken from their parents because some official had “concerns,” ones that had little if any basis in law.