They have changed the bill, calling for the districts to have some sort of truancy officer that let's the people know before they have to go to court. That's a great idea because it'll definitely help them in knowing how many more times they can miss school without getting fined.
while, yes it's unfair for the kids with medical needs, I don't think the laws should change substantially. If they become flexible, more and more students may start missing school, resulting in an even bigger problem. Yes, there are kids who can't go because of medical problems, but I feel like they could just make a law for them. If they take that route, this law could work. However, I feel like the laws are fine and they seem to keep (for the most part) kids in school. And if the parents don't like it, then their kids should be home schooled.
I would agree with you Katherine but I would caution the way you categorize the children with special needs as “them” it may bother families with children with special needs even upsetting them.
ReplyDeleteMy brother was special needs and attended school in Williamson County. I'm interested in what county this incident happened in. We all know that Williamson County is tough and my brother missed a lot of school due to his Cerebral Palsies, seizures, and other medical conditions and when the truancy judge received the information on my brother being special needs he disregarded the charges. With that said I think it falls on the judge and their decision to fill charges on children with special needs or not.
If they loosen up the laws all students will take advantage of the more lenient laws. Williamson County did so for my brother and other counties should have judges who understand that there are exceptions to every law and a child with special needs and their health is a major exception to the truancy law.