article_snippet.sent: ‘I’m giving the parents of the children responsible for this spate of violence a very clear message.
article_snippet.sent: Get your kids off the streets.
article_snippet.sent: Get your kids back to communities and back into school,’ Mr Giles said.
article_snippet.sent: ‘If parents don’t want to see parents children in care then parents need to get off the grog and head back to parents home community.
article_snippet.sent: These children will be regarded as requiring protection and we will take immediate action.
article_snippet.sent: Parents will also be fined $298 if Parents child is found on the streets during school hours.
article_snippet.sent: The manager of Jesuit Social Services in Alice Springs, John Adams, told ABC radio the local government's announcement was a 'knee-jerk' reaction. '
article_snippet.sent: Removing kids is never the best response to such an issue,' The manager of Jesuit Social Services in Alice Springs, John Adams said.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Giles (left) and Minister for Children and
article_snippet.sent: Minister  Elferink, who is in Alice Springs assessing the situation, said: ‘I have directed my department to take strong action and take children into care where the legal grounds are met. '
article_snippet.sent: Normally my department would see this as a last resort and be willing to work with parents but these are not normal circumstances.
article_snippet.sent: It’s an extreme circumstance and will bring a zero tolerance approach for this kind of behaviour.
highlights_snippet.sent: Minister for Children and Families