Posted on 11/17/2011 6:48:42 AM PST by wintertime
Chief District Court Judge Brenda Branch has ruled that Halifax County (NC) parents are going to be held accountable for their children’s school attendance — and that could mean jail if they are not deemed to have made an effort to promote school attendance, writes the Daily Herald.
The proposal is a collaborative effort between the Halifax County court system, three public school systems and county agencies that are looking to address truancy issues for students in the district.
It was announced this week at the Halifax County Community Child Protection Team meeting. Branch, along with District Attorney Melissa Pelfrey delivered the message as many heavy hitters in the Halifax County law and public education fields rallied behind the proposal.
“There was much confusion around who’s responsibility it was to handle truancy that some children were missing from 40 to 80 days from school without suffering any consequences,” said Arnethia Nicholson, chair of the team and Halifax County Department of Social Services employee.
The combined efforts of the school systems, Halifax County court system, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Social Services and The Community Child Protection Team resulted in the Tri-District Truancy Procedure, which could ultimately land a parent in front of a judge.
Of course, they all would probably seem like divinity school compared to public schools.
The school my children attend is far more religious in tone and practice, and VERY conservative, both politically and spiritually.
I have no clue what state you live in, but my daughter is on track to graduate HS at 15 if she so chooses. So your age issues are a personal matter to you, not me.
I also have no clue how old you are, but it seems to me that even when my mother was a tyke going to school at 5 or 6 was the going thing. I started 1st grade in 1966 a few weeks before I turned 6. My daughter started 1st grade in 2004 at age 6 (her b’day is in July.)
I’m really sorry you feel you have no choices, but I feel I do. You don’t like the choices I’ve made and that is your choice, just as it is my choice to support yours. It is what it is.
In before the Zot.
Abuse link hit.
I do. More than a dozen. But, then, NC is something of a mecca for homeschoolers.
That’s about all I remember from the 4 years of Latin my parents made me take.
I say that you have a problem with state in which you live. I chose to move from one state to another in part because of better education opportunities for my child.
Compulsory age issue aren’t personal to me. They affect everyone. The fact that you are happy to comply with whatever the state requires of you, is your personal matter. I am not happy to comply with the state trampling my constitutional right to direct the upbringing and education of my children.
I am 37. I have been homeschooling for 8 years. I those years our compulsory attendance laws have been expanded by 3 years. Children are now required to attend 3 additional years than they were before. Will you be happy when you granddaughter or grandson is forced to attend school at 2 years old? Get ready it’s coming, there is already legistlation to lower compulsory attendance to 4.
Zot-magnet troll: you don't have ANY First Amendment rights here. You are on PRIVATE PROPERTY.
If you want to exercise your 1st Amendment rights, go to your own property. Or public property. If you don't like homeschooling, I recommend you leave FR and go to Democrat Underground; it's fully federally funded.
I was going to write one, but decided to his "Abuse" instead of reply. Too bad.
Every state has compulsory attendance laws and the state I live in has some of the most LENIENT homeschool laws in the country. What you are suggesting is that my state compulsory attendance laws are too oppressive. I agree. Oppression is the exact opposite of freedom which is what is protected by the Constitution.
I was going to write one, but decided to hit "Abuse" instead of reply. Too bad.
Come by my local middle or elementary school, the principals will be more than happy to allow you to do so.
Just because it is not permitted where you reside does not mean it is not permitted elsewhere. You have a serious problem with your broad brush. Some of us, knowing your history of abject hatred of public schools (except when they suit your personal needs,) are capable of ignoring your ignorance, but lurkers and newbies might not understand you are not the norm and are actually an aberration, as most homeschoolers are generally nice people who do not attack others.
You are testy all of the time. You have serious issues with this subject and at times I am actually worried about your health. Your blood pressure must be sky high.
I have a couple of question for you. Who do you trust to make the best educational decisions for children, parents or the state?
I trust the parents.
If the state did not offer a free education to your child, would you still have made the same decision? The state has a monopoly and that really isn’t choice.
We are actually on the same page, as I totally agree with you.
I tend to get a bit defensive because there are some home school supporters who actually believe that anyone who is not homeschooling is a child abuser. They fail to understand that many of us who have chosen to have our children attend public or private schools actually are very supportive of homeschooling.
People that denigrate us for our choice do nothing for their own choice. And vice versa. I applaud those of you who have chosen homeschooling, but I don’t think I should be denigrated because I didn’t.
Only going by what you have stated on these threads in the past, nothing Alinsky about that. Or did I hit a sore spot with you?
BTW, “honey bun” is rather cute, even my husband doesn’t call me that.
Repetitive cut and paste - so typical of your posts.
You have your personal opinions and others have theirs. There is no “proving” of opinions.
Personally I respect my posting privileges here and so abide by the posting rules.
I understand the defensiveness. I tend to get defensive too. I don’t think everyone should homeschool. I do think the government should get out of the education business. It is not the purpose for which government was created. That is not the fault of the public schooling parent though. There is very little real choice. Going against public school is a difficult task. I still pay for public school and I pay for homeschool.
Think of it in light of government insurance.
The government requires you to have health care insurance (compulsory attendance). They have their own policy that is FREE (public school). It doesn’t work for you so you want to opt out (homeschool). Now you still have to pay for the FREE government policy and then purchase your own. The government’s FREE policy puts most private insurance companies out of business (private schools) and drives up the cost of the rest. If you don’t use your own private policy the way the government says for you to then you have to drop your policy and sign up for their’s.
Government compulsion is family matters is never a good idea.
ZOT it may be, but I'll say this...whether you approve of free-speech or not...
You have no qualms about hiding behind someone's skirt, that's obvious.
You're also very quick to "invite" someone to leave if they don't agree with you.
I'm gonna have to say "no thank you" to the Democrat Underground invite.
Link please. I will give them a call to find out.
Then I will report for all to see.
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