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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what would you think if, hypothetically, parents decided to take their K and 2nd grade students out of public school for 5 days in order to travel across country and attend a family celebration (say, Grandma's 90th birthday and a big family reunion?)

The principal was asked and did not agree that this would be an excused absence, but the parents went ahead anyhow and pulled their children out for the week.

Should the state charge the parents in such a case with contributing to the delinquency of a minor?  Because they didn't do what the law said?[/quote]

If they did it once a month?  Yes.  One time?  No.

The difference in degree matters - a lot.  This isn't some draconian response to three tardies.  These people are late all the freakin' time. They've been spoken to time and time again.  It's not inability to be on time - they live a very short distance from the school.  At this point, it's that the parents REFUSE to make sure their kids are on time.  I do think this is the appropriate step for the school to take.

Other than punishing the kids, I'm curious as to what you think the school should do.  "OK, be on time from now on, and we really, really mean it!"  That apparently hasn't worked in the past.  Are you familiar with Einstein's definition of insanity?

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