@9GXB6PM 5mos5MO
I feel like school truancy is stupid because good kids who have hard things going on in life, and can't always be in school shouldn't have to bare consequences schools should at least speak with the students . But if a kid doesn't try and it naturally bad they should bare the consequences.
@9H2C4ZF5mos5MO
I agree with this statement because its saying that good kids get punished for what bad kids do and they dont get punished for it
There are buses provided to students. There’s no excuse other than medical reasons as to why a student would miss enough school to qualify as truant. Even in the situation where the student is unable to go because of a medical condition they shouldn’t get something they didn’t earn.
@9H2CHT95mos5MO
School truancy is an excuse to participate in these hard things in life such as gangs, drugs, and sexual relations so it should be outlawed.
@DirtHutCaver2023Libertarian 5mos5MO
*Before you read this, sorry for the ramble-y rant.
Agreed, school truancy is kinda dumb. It's like "go to school or your parents go to jail"... :/
I don't think kids should be punished for 'not trying' and being 'naturally bad'. I think school should be more-engaging. Cut out the excess time spent doing nothing! I loved the academic part of school in elementary and middle school, but in high school we learned practically nothing and I dropped out even though I had straight A's because, among other reasons, I doubted that I could even get a GED given… Read more
@DirtHutCaver2023Libertarian 5mos5MO
If the government shouldn't decriminalize school truancy, what will you do to make school more-engaging and educational? How will you provide better access to school for those who can't get to school easily? Etc.
Basically, how would you make school worth going to? At the moment, school isn't very worth going to, so I feel like it's not fair to punish kids for truancy. But, Idk.
@9H22JZH5mos5MO
My argument is that some kids can have problems at home, family emergencies, or lack of a way to get to school. They should not be criminalized if they're less than 10 minutes late or don't have transportation.
@9FSV9897mos7MO
It should only be towards children who do not attend school on their own accord. If it is for a good reason they should not be marked truant as you never know what they are going through.
@9LFYYN4 2wks2W
Every child should be free, school is not a prison and every kid should come to school willingly by their parents or their own interest.
@9KVPLX9Republican1mo1MO
COVID proved that people can get work done and learn from being at home. Some students are struggling with issues and aren't comfortable coming to school, but don't necessarily need to go to the doctor.
@9J64MRPWomen’s Equality3mos3MO
I say no because people should have to right to keep their kids home without having to get charged with a crime that is not hurting anyone .
@9GXRP5J5mos5MO
If we have more educated, well rounded students and more people are trying to get a good education, this increases the amount of educated and intelligent people around the country, there is nothing wrong with that that i can think of.
@9GTHJX76mos6MO
There are a variety of reasons students are truant. There needs to be support services from the local community to promote school attendance and educate the parents to know that there are attendance requirements.
@9GSXCLJ6mos6MO
If not everyone graduates with basic knowledge from school, then how are the jobs requiring basic knowledge going to be filled. We can't have a country of only burger flippers.
@9GMN7F36mos6MO
schools don't know what the kid is going through and someone shouldn't be charged for skipping a class like art
@9GY6X8P5mos5MO
Some students can’t make it to school on time and the school punishes them if they’re late so they would rather skip the day than be punished for just coming in late.
@9FPRDHM7mos7MO
It's stupid. Things happen to where kids can't come to school like getting sick. They shouldn't be punished for getting sick
@9FPL67T7mos7MO
All children under the age of seventeen should be required to go to school with a students being able to miss school if the school had approved the reason for the absence.
@9FNBX5W7mos7MO
It is stupid to count truancy against kids when most of the time they can’t even get there by themselves.
@9FPT86Q7mos7MO
The school truancy is so unfair for students, it should be decriminalized. Some students have issues with making it on time or with transportation.
@9FZ9XB77mos7MO
i think kids that attend school should have at least a month of school to miss because some kids just do be tired and need a break we all do and nobody can disagree with that but they still will attend most of the school year. it also shouldn't be that big of a consequence.
@9FX7RDH7mos7MO
Some students may not have reliable transportation to get to school. Others may not do well in a school environment and would do better elsewhere, so why should they be legally punished?
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