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Re: Truancy
I know the admin errors are only a small part of it. I was just feeling particulalry miffed with Moorhead after they sent me the message!
There is something topsy turvy about kids who play truant being rewarded when they do attend school. Some schools have a reward system where those who've had full attendance get to go on trips at the end of the year which is OK as long as they don't penalise the ones who are absent due to illness.
When Mimi had a road accident a couple of years ago she still got to go on the cinema trip even though she'd spent time in hospital and recuperating at home with home schooling. Unfortunately it doesn't always work that way.
I agree that a lot of it probably comes down to peer pressure and lack of discipline. Somehow it's gone too far when kids know they can get away with so much and who ends up being really punished? The parent! A mother can end up in jail for failing to ensure her 6ft teenage tearaway is at school put how is she supposed to deal with it? Maybe if she'd been allowed to smack his legs when he was only 4ft 2 and started skiving off she might have stood a chance.
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