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Truancy
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Jail worked, claim teenagers
I was listening to the two girls being interviewd on the Today programme this morning. Both backed the decision to imprison their mother (although they questioned the length of the sentence) becuase it woke them up to their failings. They added that they are both now attending school and do not plan to play "hooky" again.
Notice the Lib Dem spokesman's comments. He seems to have missed the fact that the action worked. No-one denied that the family had problems, which is why the Social Service visited 71 times in 12 months, but at some point dire measures are needed.
Truants return to school
Judging by the article above [widely reported elsewhere too], other truants have realised that their actions have dire consequences. Apaprently persuaded by parents fearful of imprisonment...
Still, jailing a parent will never work, will it?
[ 27-05-2002: Message edited by: Man Of Kent ]
I was listening to the two girls being interviewd on the Today programme this morning. Both backed the decision to imprison their mother (although they questioned the length of the sentence) becuase it woke them up to their failings. They added that they are both now attending school and do not plan to play "hooky" again.
Notice the Lib Dem spokesman's comments. He seems to have missed the fact that the action worked. No-one denied that the family had problems, which is why the Social Service visited 71 times in 12 months, but at some point dire measures are needed.
Truants return to school
Judging by the article above [widely reported elsewhere too], other truants have realised that their actions have dire consequences. Apaprently persuaded by parents fearful of imprisonment...
Still, jailing a parent will never work, will it?
[ 27-05-2002: Message edited by: Man Of Kent ]
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The policy has been in place for a while, this was just the first trial and conviction.
Naturally the state departments make every effort before they take this drastic step...hence there will be few court cases.
Times truancy story now here
Guardian interview
If it works, let's do it. But Toadborg is right: long term solutions are called for, and this needs to be followed-up.
How-ever, for the time being it may be an effective deterent.
After all, prison is not the solution to crime, but we still administer its use to criminals.