Truancy hasn’t always been a problem in my polytechnic. There is just no way to stop that. Most students actually counted their attendance carefully to make sure they meet up with the school’s minimum requirements. That is really risky though. Things may go wrong and you can stand a chance to be barred from taking the module’s paper.
**Many parents absent from truancy meeting**
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Prosecutors summoned parents of repeatedly truant children to attend a meeting about the law concerning excessive absences. About 40 percent of the adults didn’t show up.
Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols mailed letters about the Tuesday evening meeting to 582 parents, but 241 were absent.
State law allows prosecutors to hold parents accountable for their children’s school absences. Knox County in February arrested 19 parents whose children had 10 or more unexcused absences from school. Parents found guilty can be punished by a year in jail.
“We have only just begun,” Nichols said. “We mean this. I don’t know how else to say it. You’re going to send your child to school.”
Source: ABCNews
Oh, and you wondered why these people skip classes.
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That’s pretty scary!
by Nafcom (Mar 22, 2005 at 1 AM)Well, in school, nobody of my classmates did practise truancy.
In education it was different, many did. But me never did
Nafcom: Unfortunately, it isn’t rare in my polytechnic – we’re a lazy bunch, lol
by Mr. Dew (Mar 22, 2005 at 7 AM)