A youth court judge in Quebec has ordered that 14 children from the ultra-orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor be placed temporarily in foster care, undergo medical exams and receive psychological support.
The order also compels the children's parents to turn over their passports.
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Members of the Lev Tahor community of about 200 people -- about half of them children- were under investigation by social services in Quebec for a host of issues including hygiene, children's health and allegations that the children weren't learning according the Quebec curriculum.
Quebec social services say they're investigating members of the group, known as Lev Tahor, for alleged child neglect.
Some of the families were due to appear before a Quebec judge last week for a hearing to ensure child welfare officials had regular access to their children.
But the group, which totals about 200 people, packed up and moved to Chatham.
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