My question involves public health law in the State of: Wisconsin
I am a single mom that is starting a job that will require my 8 yr old son (3rd grader) to come home to an empty house and I would not be home until 2 hours later.
I believe he can do it and be safe. I live in the country (6 miles from town) so only have 5 houses nearby (people he can call on for help) but no children for him to play with. (or to get in trouble with.....) He has a cell phone and has family and neighbors phone numbers programmed in it.
I have started practicing by leaving him alone for 5-10 minutes then even an hour twice now. So, I thought this would be fine but my mom is having a fit about it. When I started googling it for proof 8 was old enough I have found nothing but opinions and few states have hard fast laws regarding age. What does WI state law say?
Thank you,
Shanon

