Updated Kids guide to be printed in May

The State Bar’s popular Kids & the Law: An A-to-Z Guide for Parents will be published again this spring and distributed free throughout the state to children and their parents.

Produced by the bar’s Media & Information Services office, Kids & the Law provides parents with information about laws affecting their kids, their relationship with their kids and important resources about drugs, driving, drinking and other issues facing all families.

New sections in this edition will cover Internet predators, child abuse and neglect, bullying and requirements that schools cut out soda and reduce the caloric, fat and sugar content in school meals and snacks.

Paid in part by a $65,000 dedicated fund from the State Bar Foundation, Kids will be available May 1.

The guide was first produced in 2001 and again in 2004; together the bar has distributed more than 2 million copies free of charge. One copy will be inserted in every issue of the May Bar Journal.

To pre-order additional copies of Kids & the Law, e-mail kids@calbar.ca.gov and state the number desired (i.e., 100 copies, 200 copies), the language (English or Spanish) and provide a full name and complete mailing address (no P.O. boxes, please). Orders will be shipped in May.

The guide is free and may be ordered in bulk at no charge. For especially large orders, a contribution to defray shipping costs is always appreciated.