http://www.khou.com/news/local/Honor-Student-Jailed-for-Absences-153847275.html 1. It's actually a crime to skip school? 2. **** the judge and her parents.
I didn't have time to read the article, but let me state that children should not skip school to smoke weed instead.
Judge clearly does not understand mitigating Circumstance. This is exactly the kind of person you want to help. Not the kind of person that you want to make their life harder.
if that is the entire and truthful story that i am reading then the judge is a r****d. why dont you use someone else who obviously dont care about school to make an example? and since when the hell is it a crime to miss school? arent you allowed to drop out when you are 16?
Rules are rules -- she should have been at school period. Imagine how good her grades would be if she showed up once in a while.
normally id agree with the rule stickler view, but in a court of law, they have something called mitigating circumstances.
A 17 year old should not be working two jobs to help support her OLDER brother in college. She needs to focus on her classwork or she'll never finish high school. Was the jail sentence harsh? Perhaps, but this girl needs something to teach her to focus on herself.
You can petition it here. http://www.change.org/petitions/hon...k-the-judge-to-cancel-her-fine-and-sentencing
I suspect that we are only getting one side of the story and that is her's. How many days did she miss? Does she have any sort of legal guardian to "give parental consent" for absences? Here are the truancy guidelines posted on HISD's website: Texas Truancy and Attendance Laws It is each parent’s duty to require his or her school-aged children to attend school, monitor the students' attendance, and request a conference with school officials to discuss any attendance concerns. In HISD schools, a student must attend at least 93 percent of the days the course meets during the school year in order to receive credit for a course. Students with excessive absences will automatically be referred to the principal or Attendance Committee of the school to determine whether credit may be awarded. Students and parents must use the established school process for appealing credit lost due to excessive absences. State law (Texas Education Code Section 25.085; PDF) provides that if a student is absent from school without parental consent for any portion of the school day for three days in a four-week period or for ten or more days in a six-month period, the student and the student’s parent or legal guardian are subject to prosecution by the Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts or Municipal Courts. The student may also be referred to a juvenile court. Principals may excuse absences for personal illness, death in the family, or other legitimate reasons. Teachers will give students an opportunity to make up work for all absences. For more information, please call Student Engagement at 713-556-7017.
Damn thats one dedicated school district and judge, makes me wonder what they do to the truants who have crappy grades and don't give a ****. Probably nothing.
