Funny, whatever happened to confidentiality? If I am a baptized 16 y.o., the tenets of the WTS say that my JC case is strictly confidential. THIS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE KEEPING THE DETAILS CONFIDENTIAL FROM MY PARENTS. If the WTS wants to get technical and bring up "Caesar's law" by saying that a minor child under the age of 18 can be accompanied by their parents, this knife should cut the other way as well. Would an 18 y.o. be allowed to bring in a parent? Would the 16 y.o. be allowed to refuse having a parent present - keeping them in the dark? How about if the 16 y.o. brought in an attorney? What difference would it make? The confidentiality has been broken either way.
I don't believe this specific issue has been discussed at length before, has it?