Homework - Bronx mom jailed for leaving kids alone

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Story
Bronx, NY (4/5/2010) - A Bronx mother is in jail after being arrested Tuesday for leaving her three young children home alone.

Police say Araceli Sanchez-Reyes was arrested at her Benson Street home yesterday.

The 27-year-old mother is accused of leaving her three young children alone inside their Westchester Square Apartment.

Police say she had gone shopping for three hours.

Officers were called the building because of a possible gas leak inside the apartment, and found the children.

Sources say the door lock needed a key for both sides and there were gates on the windows, meaning the children would not have been able to escape.

Police say the children, ages four, seven and 10, were taken to Jacobi Hospital for observation. The police department says there were no signs of abuse and the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has no history with the family.

Questions:
1) Where did this story take place?
2) When did this story take place?
3) What was the name of the woman who got arrested?
4) Why was the woman arrested?
5) How many children were locked in the apartment?
6) How old were the children?
7) Why were the police called in the first place?
8) Do you think the children should have been left alone? Why or why not?

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