Lynda

Guess they are going back to pilgrim times when if the kids didn't behave
dad was put in the stocks and publicly humiliated. Nothing like keeping a
tradition alive. (excuse the sarcasm)

Lynda

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From: "Corinna" <irocket@...>
>
> I got this out of 12/06/99 NCPA's policy digest, newsletter. I thought
it
> might be interesting to some of you.
>
> <<<<<SNIP>>>>>
>
> JAIL TIME AND FINES FOR PARENTS OF TRUANTS
>
> One tactic being employed in an effort to raise students' school
> performance is to punish the parents of those who skip school.
> States across the nation are dusting off old truancy laws and
> enacting new ones to raise class attendance rates.
>
> o Crackdowns are being launched in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
> Michigan, Kentucky, Florida and California.
>
> o In Detroit, 63,000 of the 180,000 public school students
> missed more than a month of classes last year.
>
> o Ohio's Senate has passed a bill that would punish truants
> and their parents -- and Virginia now has a law that would
> punish parents with up to six months in jail and a fine of
> up to $1,000.
>
> o Last December, several counties in Florida decided parents
> of truants could be fined up to $500 and serve up to 60
> days in jail.
>
> Most states have had anti-truancy laws on the books for decades,
> but now they are increasingly being enforced.
>
> But the punishment of parents disturbs the American Civil
> Liberties Union. "One person should not be held culpable for the
> infractions of another," Nadine Strossen, president of the group,
> asserts. "Kids are not the property of their parents, and the
> law should not treat them as such."
>
> Nevertheless, many school administrators and teachers applaud the
> "get tough" policy. Officials say they have tried everything
> from revoking driver's licenses to having police round up
> students hanging out in shopping malls. But those initiatives
> haven't been altogether successful. They hope putting pressure
> on parents will achieve their attendance aims.
>
> Source: Robyn Meredith, "Truants' Parents Face Crackdown Across
> the U.S.," New York Times, December 6, 1999.
>
> For text
> http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/120699truant-edu.html
>
> For more on Local & State Control
> http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu11.html#b
>
> <<<<<SNIP>>>>>
> ```````````````````````````````````
> Virtually yours,
> Corinna
> irocket@...
>
> > Message boards, timely articles, a free newsletter and more!
> Check it all out at: http://www.unschooling.com

Corinna

I got this out of 12/06/99 NCPA's policy digest, newsletter. I thought it
might be interesting to some of you.

<<<<<SNIP>>>>>

JAIL TIME AND FINES FOR PARENTS OF TRUANTS

One tactic being employed in an effort to raise students' school
performance is to punish the parents of those who skip school.
States across the nation are dusting off old truancy laws and
enacting new ones to raise class attendance rates.

o Crackdowns are being launched in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Michigan, Kentucky, Florida and California.

o In Detroit, 63,000 of the 180,000 public school students
missed more than a month of classes last year.

o Ohio's Senate has passed a bill that would punish truants
and their parents -- and Virginia now has a law that would
punish parents with up to six months in jail and a fine of
up to $1,000.

o Last December, several counties in Florida decided parents
of truants could be fined up to $500 and serve up to 60
days in jail.

Most states have had anti-truancy laws on the books for decades,
but now they are increasingly being enforced.

But the punishment of parents disturbs the American Civil
Liberties Union. "One person should not be held culpable for the
infractions of another," Nadine Strossen, president of the group,
asserts. "Kids are not the property of their parents, and the
law should not treat them as such."

Nevertheless, many school administrators and teachers applaud the
"get tough" policy. Officials say they have tried everything
from revoking driver's licenses to having police round up
students hanging out in shopping malls. But those initiatives
haven't been altogether successful. They hope putting pressure
on parents will achieve their attendance aims.

Source: Robyn Meredith, "Truants' Parents Face Crackdown Across
the U.S.," New York Times, December 6, 1999.

For text
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/120699truant-edu.html

For more on Local & State Control
http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu11.html#b

<<<<<SNIP>>>>>
```````````````````````````````````
Virtually yours,
Corinna
irocket@...

[email protected]

In a message dated 12/7/99 11:37:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
irocket@... writes:

<< JAIL TIME AND FINES FOR PARENTS OF TRUANTS >>

I find this disturbing, as the parent of several teenagers I know for a
fact that sometimes they just do what they want. Short of handcuffing
yourself to them there is little one can do. I think this is an abuse of
power.
Laura

Joel Hawthorne

You do the crime, you do the time! (Just kidding)

Lynda wrote:

> From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
>
> Guess they are going back to pilgrim times when if the kids didn't behave
> dad was put in the stocks and publicly humiliated. Nothing like keeping a
> tradition alive. (excuse the sarcasm)
>
> Lynda
>
> ----------
> From: "Corinna" <irocket@...>
> >
> > I got this out of 12/06/99 NCPA's policy digest, newsletter. I thought
> it
> > might be interesting to some of you.
> >
> > <<<<<SNIP>>>>>
> >
> > JAIL TIME AND FINES FOR PARENTS OF TRUANTS
> >
> > One tactic being employed in an effort to raise students' school
> > performance is to punish the parents of those who skip school.
> > States across the nation are dusting off old truancy laws and
> > enacting new ones to raise class attendance rates.
> >
> > o Crackdowns are being launched in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
> > Michigan, Kentucky, Florida and California.
> >
> > o In Detroit, 63,000 of the 180,000 public school students
> > missed more than a month of classes last year.
> >
> > o Ohio's Senate has passed a bill that would punish truants
> > and their parents -- and Virginia now has a law that would
> > punish parents with up to six months in jail and a fine of
> > up to $1,000.
> >
> > o Last December, several counties in Florida decided parents
> > of truants could be fined up to $500 and serve up to 60
> > days in jail.
> >
> > Most states have had anti-truancy laws on the books for decades,
> > but now they are increasingly being enforced.
> >
> > But the punishment of parents disturbs the American Civil
> > Liberties Union. "One person should not be held culpable for the
> > infractions of another," Nadine Strossen, president of the group,
> > asserts. "Kids are not the property of their parents, and the
> > law should not treat them as such."
> >
> > Nevertheless, many school administrators and teachers applaud the
> > "get tough" policy. Officials say they have tried everything
> > from revoking driver's licenses to having police round up
> > students hanging out in shopping malls. But those initiatives
> > haven't been altogether successful. They hope putting pressure
> > on parents will achieve their attendance aims.
> >
> > Source: Robyn Meredith, "Truants' Parents Face Crackdown Across
> > the U.S.," New York Times, December 6, 1999.
> >
> > For text
> > http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/120699truant-edu.html
> >
> > For more on Local & State Control
> > http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu11.html#b
> >
> > <<<<<SNIP>>>>>
> > ```````````````````````````````````
> > Virtually yours,
> > Corinna
> > irocket@...
> >
> > > Message boards, timely articles, a free newsletter and more!
> > Check it all out at: http://www.unschooling.com
>
> > Message boards, timely articles, a free newsletter and more!
> Check it all out at: http://www.unschooling.com

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Joel

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<< But the punishment of parents disturbs the American Civil
> > Liberties Union. "One person should not be held culpable for the
> > infractions of another," Nadine Strossen, president of the group,
> > asserts. "Kids are not the property of their parents, and the
> > law should not treat them as such."
> > >>
This is an interesting statement, since when my husband (now ex) took our
children, I was told that I had to CIVILLY sue him. The officer stated that
children are considered joint marital property in the state of
Michigan...Hmmmm, now if children are truant in Michigan, And they are
property, shouldn't the same law apply for their owners (parents) as a family
dog?

May the love of God surround you this season!
Blessings,
Stephanie���
Gift of Strangers - a stranger is a friend
you have yet to meet.
How many strangers have you befriended today?

Lynda

Well, I certainly hope where you live that it isn't a 2 strikes and you're
put to sleep state <g>

Lynda, who just couldn't resist.

----------

> From: LifesLearn@...
>
> This is an interesting statement, since when my husband (now ex) took our

> children, I was told that I had to CIVILLY sue him. The officer stated
that
> children are considered joint marital property in the state of
> Michigan...Hmmmm, now if children are truant in Michigan, And they are
> property, shouldn't the same law apply for their owners (parents) as a
family
> dog?
>
> May the love of God surround you this season!
> Blessings,
> Stephanie���
> Gift of Strangers - a stranger is a friend
> you have yet to meet.
> How many strangers have you befriended today?
>
> > Message boards, timely articles, a free newsletter and more!
> Check it all out at: http://www.unschooling.com