Thursday, February 01, 2007

Texas bill would fine parents who skip school conferences

Texas bill would fine parents who skip school conferences

A Houston-area legislator wants to subject parents to criminal charges for skipping a scheduled meeting with their child's teacher.

Republican Rep. Wayne Smith said it is time for the state to crack down on Texans who are shirking their parental responsibilities by failing to meet with the teacher when their child is having academic or disciplinary problems.

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Under the bill, parents who miss a scheduled conference with a teacher could be charged with a Class C misdemeanor and fined up to $500.


Yeah... this is what law-makers need to be spending time on...

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