Nothing is more fun to me than seeing the reaction of parents when their kids’ lives are RUINED, simply because they sent those kids to public schools.
The parents all act SHOCKED, but they all knew the chance they were taking, at least here in Texas (where this article was written), as just about EVERYONE knows the risks of sending kids to public schools. That’s why HUGE NUMBERS of us homeschool or send our kids to private schools (even if our crappy governor won’t help pay for it).
For other states...they’ll just have to ‘keep learning’, but for Texas, anyone who sends their kids to our public schools might as well play Russian Roulette on them.
It’s a risk all right and it’s not worth it. There are plenty of horror stories about the use of “cops in school” (and zero tolerance, especially in Texas) which, if I remember correctly, was implemented under the Clinton administration. Remember the jerk judge who sentenced an honor student to jail for truancy a couple of weeks ago?
Instead of just glibly sending their kids off to the local public school, parents should at least read the school handbook and really ask questions and do some research (then maybe retain a lawyer if they’re going to send them anyway?). Then they can make an informed decision. I imagine more parents would just say “no thanks” if they they knew that their kid could possibly be one step away from being criminally prosecuted for chewing gum or being in possession of an aspirin .