Court Order for School

[Sombeech]

I was in the office here at the High School I'm working at. The Police Officer just let us know he's got to go and get a 15 year old out of bed.

Apparently his aunt ratted him out for sleeping in, he's got a court order that he has to come to school.

I guess this happens quite often. So now the cop has to go wake up the kid at his house and bring him in.

[BruteForce]

And their parents are where and doing what to facilitate this bone-head's attendance?

[Sombeech]

The parents are elsewhere, he lives with his Aunt. Sad situation, but at the same time funny that part of the Police Officers' role is to come and get kids out of bed.

This isn't the first time either.

[Deeps]

Paging Officer Krupke.

[Scott Card]

This is more common than you would think. I am a Truancy Court Judge for the Nebo School District. Yesterday, I got after two girls with this very problem. Their sluffs and tardies are almost without exception the first three classes each day. I offered to buy an alarm clock for them. They said they had one. Their parents were both there ducking their heads. The threat of Juvenile Court and detention seemed to have an effect on the girls yesterday. I'll find out if it really worked in a couple of weeks when the report back and I see the attendance records. If it didn't, I will do what I did yesterday and send them to the Juvenile Court Judge for criminal prosecution. As I tell these kids, until they are 18, it is the law that they are in school.

I your case Beech, my hunch is that there very well may be a court order in place or, this cop is a really good guy who is trying to help out. And yes, Brute, parents have everything to do with the success of getting a kid to school or not. Once there, the kid's brain or lack thereof takes over.

[Randi]

This is more common than you would think.

Did anyone see this news story? Sorry if it's a repeat....

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...091taser1.html

[Ih8grvty]

The parents are elsewhere, he lives with his Aunt. Sad situation, but at the same time funny that part of the Police Officers' role is to come and get kids out of bed.

This isn't the first time either.

I know of another cop that had to wake up students...



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[JP]

That's one really pathetic story.

[TreeHugger]

Utah has passed a law this year that 16 year olds who drop out can take the GED. Hardly an incentive to stay in school for some kids.

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/adulted/ge...procedures.htm

[JP]

Utah has passed a law this year that 16 year olds who drop out can take the GED. Hardly an incentive to stay in school for some kids.

Wow, not good at all.

[Brian in SLC]

Utah has passed a law this year that 16 year olds who drop out can take the GED. Hardly an incentive to stay in school for some kids.

Wow, not good at all.

Actually, it kinda makes sense. If they're smart enough to pass the GED, when why not let them take it, and, get them out of the school system where they aren't really adding anything. THey can then at least get a job that requires a GED.

Had a friend who's kid dropped out of high school, because he was bored.

He applied for college at a couple of places, Harvard and Stanford. One wouldn't take him 'cause he didn't have that high school diploma. Got his phd from the other and went to work for the one that wouldn't let him in, partly in admissions for his department. Kinda funny.

-Brian in SLC