Their parents then petitioned for their son Boyd, who was also on active duty, to be released from service.

In other schools, dissatisfied parents, by majority vote, could petition the board to solicit outside managers.

The other, or second, parent must petition for adoption to establish a legally binding relationship with the child.

If that is the case, she said, the adoptive parents could petition the court and present themselves as guardians who would serve the best interests of the child.

Still, parents have petitioned the board that manages the home and the center to reconsider.

Enraged parents protested and petitioned for the school to stay in Clinton, but the efforts were fruitless.

At the same time, some parents were petitioning the county to reopen its playing fields.

In eighth grade, his parents successfully petitioned the school board to allow Brooks to be a one-person team.

Zivotofsky's parents petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to hear the case, which was subsequently granted.

They wouldn't even send someone to come evaluate her, even though the parents petitioned them and we added our own recommendations.