Definition of UNSUPERVISED

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Pennypacker was one member of a disparate group of lawmakers and social reformers across the U.S. who called for an end to unsupervised fireworks and explosives. — Michael Waters, Smithsonian, "The 1900s Movement to Make the Fourth of July Boring (But Safe)," 3 July 2019 With poor water management and unsupervised groundwater extraction, experts said that 600 million of India's 1.3 billion people are facing acute water shortage. — Divya Karthikeyan And Swati Gupta, CNN, "'I'm scared for my daughter': Life in India's first city that's almost out of water," 22 June 2019 In 2008, he was advised not to have students in his classroom unsupervised. — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, "Broward School Board wants more than 1-day suspension for teacher in hugging case," 12 June 2019 Three days later, Orlando was left unsupervised long enough to construct a noose out of materials in his cell. — Washington Post, "Some of the stories behind those involved in jail suicides," 19 June 2019 So far, only Utah has passed a free-range parenting law, which protects the right of parents to let their kids go for periods of time unsupervised. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know About the Free-Range Parenting Method," 14 Mar. 2019 One big caveat for free-range parents, though, is that states have widely different laws and statutes about the ages kids have to be before they're allowed to be unsupervised, at home or in a car. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, "Five Types of Parenting Styles, Explained — And How They Affect Kids, According to Experts," 1 Apr. 2019 In both cases, the school allegedly noted that the victim and another boy, both 8 years old, were alone and unsupervised for 15 minutes but did not tell the parents, according to the lawsuit. — Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Principal: Student accused of sexual assault no longer at school," 2 Apr. 2018 For starters, Kevin can have Google Home check his calendar, order him new aftershave (no more unsupervised trips to the supermarket), and set reminders to clean the house. — Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, "This Is What 'Home Alone' Would Be Like If Kevin McCallister Had A Google Home," 19 Dec. 2018

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