[Lilly]

Originally Posted by blazey

Because being late isn't part of law, but people seem to be mentioning reporting crimes and all sorts of rubbish.

Maybe being late for school isn't actually illegal, to be honest, I don't know whether it is or not.

However, common sense and good morals would tell us that it is wrong.

Things like having a big green coloured stripe through your hair, having a pierced lip and wearing jeans aren't illegal but most people wouldn't do these things then turn up at school and not expect the teacher to tell them off for it.

The teacher would probably tell them to go home and come back without green hair / pierced lip / jeans.

The end result schools are aiming for is that the children find employment when they leave school. This is why they do not tolerate traits that an employer would not tolerate.

Persistent lateness is one such trait.