Texas Judge Jails Honor Student for Truancy

[Johnfromokc]

He does that.

Bite me you Texican redneck teacher. :fing27

So you got an opinion to offer on the thread topic or did ya just drop by to stroke me?

 

[The Man]

And now that was to happen in the UK, the student wouldn't of been bothered by the law and would of had plenty of help.

Thats how it should be :thumbup

 

[The Man]

He does that.

Hell even I agreed with him in my first post here in this thread and he wants to argue......Maybe he is trying to extend codependent relationships to the internet?

 

[dkwrtw]

It was only one night, I really don't think it's a big deal, like someone else already said she shouldn't be expected to support siblings who don't even live with her, judge made the right call IMO.

 

[AnitaBeer]

This, also, isn't the first time the judge dealt with her last month with just a warning.
I certainly hope the parents step up and do their damn job!

 

[The Man]

It was only one night, I really don't think it's a big deal, like someone else already said she shouldn't be expected to support siblings who don't even live with her, judge made the right call IMO.

She shouldn't be expected to but she does ..shows good character on her part.
She is working 3 jobs...one is the weekend only.
But with all that aside....when did we start sending children to jail and fining them for missing school?
IMO thats more of a family services issue than a criminal issue.
Criminal for a child to miss school..I dont approve of the concept in general.
Although I would agree with it being a crime for the parent to intentionally let a child miss school.
But in this case the parents took off...poor kid..she needs support..not prosecution.
I do hope other states dont follow the foot steps of texas

 

[Accountable]

Bite me you Texican redneck teacher. :fing27

So you got an opinion to offer on the thread topic or did ya just drop by to stroke me?

Teachers at my school would have taken care of her and the judge never would have known.

 

[dkwrtw]

She shouldn't be expected to but she does ..shows good character on her part.She is working 3 jobs...one is the weekend only.But with all that aside....when did we start sending children to jail and fining them for missing school?IMO that more of a family services issue than a criminal issue.Criminal for a child to miss school..I dont approve of the concept in general.Although I would agree with it being a crime for the parent to intentionally let a child miss school.But in this case the parents took off...poor kid..she needs support..not prosecution.I do hope other states dont follow the foot steps of texas

She is making the choice to do this, she doesn't HAVE to support them, especially since they don't even live with her. People talk about HER situation, but it isn't HER situation that is bad apparently it is her sibling's situations that are bad, she either needs to lay back on the work, she COULD do that no matter what people are trying to say, the people she's supporting are grown ups themselves apparently and should be trying to support themselves, or she should consider getting here GED and working full time, I really can't feel sorry for her :dunno

 

[The Man]

This, also, isn't the first time the judge dealt with her last month with just a warning.
I certainly hope the parents step up and do their damn job!

They left.
Shouldnt a parent or guardian have to be present during court hearings etc?....they do here.

Texan laws arent impressing me much at this point.

 

[The Man]

She is making the choice to do this, she doesn't HAVE to support them, especially since they don't even live with her. People talk about HER situation, but it isn't HER situation that is bad apparently it is her sibling's situations that are bad, she either needs to lay back on the work, she COULD do that no matter what people are trying to say, the people she's supporting are grown ups themselves apparently and should be trying to support themselves, or she should consider getting here GED and working full time, I really can't feel sorry for her :dunno

So both siblings are older?...I didnt know this..so they may be adults then and should be helping her.

The thing that gets me is the courts are treating her like an adult....rather than order the parents to prevent the child from working so much.
Then are also child labor laws...why are they not being applied here.
IMO the judge should have took care of the root of the situation rather than punish the child.
Arrest the parents to start for child abandonment.
I have to disagree with you on her situation..it is still bad IMO...parents skating while still a child in school..thats a bad situation.
Then the older siblings taking advantage of little sister..it appears they take after their parents and are POS.

If nothing else..she needs someone in her life to come in and take charge...not jail and a fine for missing school.

 

[The Man]

Teachers at my school would have taken care of her and the judge never would have known.

Hey teach...wouldnt it be the duty of the school to get family services involved {having no parents around}...which I have no objection to {getting family services involved}

 

[AnitaBeer]

They left.
Shouldnt a parent or guardian have to be present during court hearings etc?....they do here.

Texan laws arent impressing me much at this point.

I've already said the parents should be responsible, but they were dipshits and left. I don't know exactly how courts are supposed to work when it comes to dealing with a minor. I'm guessing someone had to of been there with her to state the parents aren't around, which in turn held the child responsible. No I don't agree with it because it's the parents responsibility to make sure their child is going to school. But part of me wonders if she isn't emancipated because if the judge had already dealt with her, I'd guess that the subject had of came up? But that may not be the case, I don't know.
Has anyone found out if she is emancipated?

 

[dkwrtw]

So both siblings are older?...I didnt know this..so they may be adults then and should be helping her.The thing that gets me is the courts are treating her like an adult....rather than order the parents to prevent the child from working so much.Then are also child labor laws...why are they not being applied here.IMO the judge should have took care of the root of the situation rather than punish the child.Arrest the parents to start for child abandonment.I have to disagree with you on her situation..it is still bad IMO...parents skating while still a child in school..thats a bad situation.Then the older siblings taking advantage of little sister..it appears they take after their parents and are POS.If nothing else..she needs someone in her life to come in and take charge...not jail and a fine for missing school.

Surely one of them is an adult if they are currently in college, the other I don't know, but they are living with other relatives, so they are being supported anyways. Maybe to say her situation isn't bad wasn't quite right, but really it seems like she's making it worse on herself than it is, there is no reason for her to be working to support a college student and someone who is already being supported by other relatives, she should be focusing on school.

 

[The Man]

I've already said the parents should be responsible, but they were dipshits and left. I don't know exactly how courts are supposed to work when it comes to dealing with a minor. I'm guessing someone had to of been there with her to state the parents aren't around, which in turn held the child responsible. No I don't agree with it because it's the parents responsibility to make sure their child is going to school. But part of me wonders if she isn't emancipated because if the judge had already dealt with her, I'd guess that the subject had of came up? But that may not be the case, I don't know.
Has anyone found out if she is emancipated?

emancipated

Good point...which I could see happening in the event of parents dying etc...but for not parents leaving the children..if nothing else she should be provided foster care while the parents are incarcerated.
Another strike for Texas
They should have dealt with the issue proper a month ago...and get her a home etc.

Surely one of them is an adult if they are currently in college, the other I don't know, but they are living with other relatives, so they are being supported anyways. Maybe to say her situation isn't bad wasn't quite right, but really it seems like she's making it worse on herself than it is, there is no reason for her to be working to support a college student and someone who is already being supported by other relatives, she should be focusing on school.

I agree she is bringing some of this on herself as the siblings are older....it shows good character on her part..but she is being taken advantage of here,by the older siblings.

IMO the courts should be going way deep that the missing school and provide foster care and put an order of a limited amount of work hours.

 

[Accountable]

They left.
Shouldnt a parent or guardian have to be present during court hearings etc?....they do here.

Texan laws arent impressing me much at this point.

Hey teach...wouldnt it be the duty of the school to get family services involved {having no parents around}...which I have no objection to get family services involved

I watched again. I'd assumed she was an 18 year old senior but she's a 17 year old junior.
There's much more to this story than what was reported. Parents divorced and BOTH moved away?? If she's helping an older brother in A&M then he's probably working too. There's way more to this.

eta: only one sibling is older. The other is a child living with family somewhere else.

 

[dkwrtw]

I agree she is bringing some of this on herself as the siblings are older....it shows good character on her part..but she is being taken advantage of here,by the older siblings.

IMO the courts should be going way deep that the missing school and provide foster care and put an order of a limited amount of work hours.

It shows good character that she'd want to help them but still she needs to realize that she is being taken advantage of and hurting her future by doing this, come on guys it was ONE DAY in jail, to be perfectly honest I think it will do her some good, teach her a lesson and it's not like it's even a FELONY on her record, which generally the only thing you're required to list on a job application, this wasn't to ruin her life or even really punish her, this was about teaching a lesson, it's no different from that "scared straight" program where problem kids spend a day in prison. Not saying she's really a PROBLEM kid but she clearly has a problem and needs to get her priorities straight, hopefully this will help her with that.

 

[AnitaBeer]

emancipated

Good point...which I could see happening in the event of parents dying etc...but for not parents leaving the children..if nothing else she should be provided foster care while the parents are incarcerated.
Another strike for Texas
They should have dealt with the issue proper a month ago...and get her a home etc.

Parents do not have to die nor be incarcerated for a child to be emancipated. IJS
I'm not going to disagree that she should be being taken care of instead of the other way around, but I feel there must be more as to why she's been able to live with her employer, but yet her sibling is with a family member? That's a bit odd that the family member would only have one with them and not both unless she did get emancipated or simply chose to not stay with the family member, then it's not the systems fault.

BTW I went to high school working three jobs, DQ, Cracker Barrel, and Hy-Vee (nothing special, but is harder than one can imagine), and lived on my own my senior year and I was able to do so without having to deal with the truancy laws. I did have to make up time, which I did do because it was my fault for missing so much school time. But the point is that I owned up to it and didn't just try to wait for the problem to go away and not listen to the warning.

So I have a completely valid point of looking at it from the way I do so, unfortunately for those wanting to change my mind, it's not going to happen. That doesn't mean a night in jail was necessary, some form of punishment was though.

 

[The Man]

I am starting to agree with you guys and gals..there is more to the story that what we have been told..just doesnt seem right.

For a moment there I know what it felt like by those that fell for the stories created by Jessie and the and gang over the martin death.

But hey at least I spitting out the bait after getting a taste of it

 

[Accountable]

[...] but I feel there must be more as to why she's been able to live with her employer, but yet her sibling is with a family member? That's a bit odd that the family member would only have one with them and not both unless she did get emancipated or simply chose to not stay with the family member, [...]

This indicates to me that the parents are immigrants. different customs; different family expectations, etc.

 

[AnitaBeer]

This indicates to me that the parents are immigrants. different customs; different family expectations, etc.

They are in America aren't they? I think we can blame lack human compassion and parenting skills on this one, not their beliefs.