In Texas, courts turn truancy cases into cash

[Panich52]

Last edited Fri May 22, 2015, 03:45 PM - Edit history (1)

Al Jazeera

In Texas, courts turn truancy cases into cash

Texas is one of only two states in the U.S. to prosecute truancy as an adult criminal offense — Wyoming is the other — and the volume of cases is staggering: In 2013, Texas had more than twice as many truancy cases as the other 49 states combined. Truancy is also the number one reason children in Texas encounter the criminal justice system.

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http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/21/in-texas-courts-turn-truancy-cases-into-cash.html

[villager]

1. Part of their anti-tax "miracle," no doubt...

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[Mnemosyne]

2. Link not found. nt

[Wilms]

3. Link here...I hope.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/21/in-texas-courts-turn-truancy-cases-into-cash.html

[Mnemosyne]

4. That's a good one; thanks Wilms! nt

[Panich52]

6. Worked yestersay, but found current link post here & in edited post. Sry

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/21/in-texas-courts-turn-truancy-cases-into-cash.html

[Mnemosyne]

7. Thank you, Panich. Wilms kindly helped out. A disturbing article, sounds familiarly like my town. nt

[Thinkingabout]

5. They have fined the parents for years, tried refusing drivers license unless

Classes was attended, did not seem to matter. I don't know where they expect to be in a few years, high school education is a minimum achievement. If they don't care about going to school I doubt they are going to want to work and especially with the jobs they would be able to get.