Jail... If you don't send kids to school (1 Viewer)

[Zrap]

Parents could be jailed if they repeatedly fail to send their children to school, Premier Morris Iemma warned today.
Under new anti-truancy measures, the Department of Education will be able to force parents to enrol their children in school. If they disobey such orders, they could face jail as a last resort.
Mr Iemma said school absences were often the first sign of neglect at home.
"While teachers are not social workers, missing class can be a warning sign of neglect, behavioural problems, crime or safety concerns," he said.
"These laws will make sure the Government can act swiftly and effectively to deal with the small minority of parents whose children are not attending school," Mr Iemma said.
The Premier said the changes would encourage "parental responsibility".
"Parents have an obligation to ensure their children attend school," he said in a statement.
"That's why we will take action against parents who fail to either enrol their children, or ensure they attend class.
"The Government is taking action to encourage and assist and even compel parents where necessary when their children are not showing up at school.
"Magistrates will be given new options to make special orders against problem parents if their children are regularly missing from class," Mr Iemma said.
The new laws will also allow independent medical experts to assess if a child is "too sick" to be enrolled at school and not simply rely on the advice of the parents. And children who are genuinely too sick to attend school will receive instruction at home.
"Mean parents who disobey court orders over school attendance can be prosecuted, potentially receiving jail sentences as a last resort for repeatedly defying school attendance rulings," Mr Iemma said.
"It is compulsory for every child between the ages of six and 15 to attend school.
"Proper school attendance gives our kids the best opportunities in life, and helps make them valuable contributors to the wider community."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national...-kids-to-school/2008/04/01/1206850880295.html

Interesting

 

[Slidey]

Unless the parents have a teacher degree, homeschooling authorisation or similar credentials, it makes perfect sense to gaol parents who refuse to send their kids to school, or take the kids from the parents.

 

[michael1990]

Good. Its about time the Government made some changes to the education system. Why wouldn't you want your children going to school anyway?

 

[bloodyfriday89]

it's spelled 'jail' now, not gaol.

 

[chicky_pie]

Jail is the American spelling.



Wiki (lol)

Gaol is the gay version of Jail.

 

[bloodyfriday89]

Jail is the American spelling.



Wiki (lol)

it's accepted now in Australia you fuckjob.

 

[chicky_pie]

The shower block yo.

I didn't drop the soap.

 

[jimmayyy]

NSW is in a shamles and THIS is what Morris Dilemma spends his time and our money doing?


fucking clown - worst premier nsw has ever had.

 

[Zrap]

Iemma Dilemma.... original.................. nahhhtttt

 

[Slidey]

it's spelled 'jail' now, not gaol.

Gaol is the Australian spelling you tool.

 

[Omium]

Something more important than Parents going to jail.
http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=169788

 

[kaz1]

the parents should be fined $7000-$8000 being jailed sounds too harsh

 

[chicky_pie]

Batman did. (sup Chadd?)

Who's Chadd? ^-^

 

[Slidey]

I don't think money is the issue here; the safety of the children in their care is.

 

[jb_nc]

What a waste of fucking money

 

[jasonml]

You guys do realise that this is an uberly-sensationalistic topic. Its been blown up humungously beyond what it is; its always been illegal to not send children to school, and penalties have always been there. The jail sentences are only there for parents who are doing extreem neglence, like taking drugs, not feeding their children, abusing their children, leaving their children to fend for themselves, etc. on top of not sending them to school.

Its not like we're suddenly about to have this massive flooding of australian jails of middle-aged highschool parents who's kids jigged maths last period on a friday.

geeze.

 

[Zrap]

You guys do realise that this is an uberly-sensationalistic topic. Its been blown up humungously beyond what it is; its always been illegal to not send children to school, and penalties have always been there. The jail sentences are only there for parents who are doing extreem neglence, like taking drugs, not feeding their children, abusing their children, leaving their children to fend for themselves, etc. on top of not sending them to school.

Its not like we're suddenly about to have this massive flooding of australian jails of middle-aged highschool parents who's kids jigged maths last period on a friday.

geeze.

If you are not a troll, then fucking LOL

 

[Zrap]

It would fuck up single mothers hardcore if they got fined, similar to the
unemployed and the lower class population. Maybe fine is just as effective.

 

[P_Dilemma]

Bullshit education reform... they are so out of power come next election...

why not just make it so the kids WANT to go to school

p__D

 

[-WaxingLyrical-]

Bullshit education reform... they are so out of power come next election...

why not just make it so the kids WANT to go to school

p__D

And how do you propose that we make all kids want to go to school?
You can't change the free will of an entire population.