News Texas turns away from criminal truancy courts for students - GoFuckYourself.com

brassmonkey · 06-20-2015, 01:05 PM

DALLAS (AP) ? A long-standing Texas law that has sent about 100,000 students a year to criminal court ? and some to jail ? for missing school is off the books, though a Justice Department investigation into one county's truancy courts continues.

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a measure to decriminalize unexcused absences and require school districts to implement preventive measures. It will take effect Sept. 1.

Reform advocates say the threat of a heavy fine ? up to $500 plus court costs ? and a criminal record wasn't keeping children in school and was sending those who couldn't pay into a criminal justice system spiral. Under the old law, students as young as 12 could be ordered to court for three unexcused absences in four weeks. Schools were required to file a misdemeanor failure to attend school charge against students with more than 10 unexcused absences in six months. And unpaid fines landed some students behind bars when they turned 17.

"Most of the truancy issues involve hardships," state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, said. "To criminalize the hardships just doesn't solve anything. It costs largely low-income families. It doesn't address the root causes."

Only two states in the U.S. ? Texas and Wyoming ? send truants to adult criminal court. In 2013, Texas prosecuted about 115,000 cases, more than twice the number of truancy cases filed in juvenile courts of all other states, according to a report from the nonprofit advocacy group Texas Appleseed. An estimated $10 million was collected from court costs and fines from students for truancy in fiscal year 2014 alone, the Texas Office of Court Administration said.

Texas Appleseed says the policies disproportionately affected low-income, Hispanic, black and disabled students. The group was also among several groups that filed a U.S. Justice Department complaint about Dallas County's specialty truancy courts, which in 2012 prosecuted over 36,000 cases, more than any other Texas county. The Justice Department in March began looking into whether students had received due process, something spokeswoman Dena Iverson said will continue as the department evaluates the new legislation's impact.

Texas turns away from criminal truancy courts for students - Yahoo News

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brassmonkey · 06-20-2015, 02:59 PM

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escorpio · 06-20-2015, 03:51 PM

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THANK GOD YOU DONT HAVE KIDS

I bet you thank God you do.

brassmonkey · 06-20-2015, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by escorpio

I bet you thank God you do.

all my kids work retard! keep talking shit oh man

just keep it up oh man!

spads · 06-20-2015, 03:55 PM

Good. Why the fuck is tax money being used to jail non violent minors?

escorpio · 06-20-2015, 03:55 PM

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all my kids work retard! keep talking shit oh man

just keep it up oh man!

Of course they do. What other way could they work?

MiamiBoyz · 06-20-2015, 11:22 PM

Children should be seen and not heard.

crockett · 06-21-2015, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by spads

Good. Why the fuck is tax money being used to jail non violent minors?

Because they can... lots of states do the same. I'm amazed Texas of all places actually did something smart for once and did away with this.

Juicy D. Links · 06-21-2015, 08:43 AM

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brassmonkey · 06-21-2015, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by spads

Good. Why the fuck is tax money being used to jail non violent minors?

because they are black and hispanic! i fell behind because i had to work. i had two cars my kids mother drove one i had the other. graduated on time went to college. gateway college then ASU shit i didnt sleep much.

dyna mo · 06-21-2015, 08:55 AM

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Va2k · 06-21-2015, 10:47 AM

They do that shit here in Hampton Virginia. They tell you to keep your kid home when he/she is sick and when you do, they threaten to take you to court, send out a sheriff or police with a warrant which happened to me twice, thank god both times I proved that my son was under doctors care and I had notes for all days he missed. It still sucked to have to go to court to prove yourself right when all they had to do was wait till he came back to school with the notes.

The 2nd time though it was the schools fault and the judge reamed that dumb bitches ass in front of everyone, she caused nothing but trouble because she forgot to mark the days he was absent with the days to the doctor notes.

brassmonkey · 06-21-2015, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Va2k

They do that shit here in Hampton Virginia. They tell you to keep your kid home when he/she is sick and when you do, they threaten to take you to court, send out a sheriff or police with a warrant which happened to me twice, thank god both times I proved that my son was under doctors care and I had notes for all days he missed. It still sucked to have to go to court to prove yourself right when all they had to do was wait till he came back to school with the notes.

The 2nd time though it was the schools fault and the judge reamed that dumb bitches ass in front of everyone, she caused nothing but trouble because she forgot to mark the days he was absent with the days to the doctor notes.

well my dad said if you are not working you are stealing. it's the truth! just think if its a city not a town

it's worse!

MiamiBoyz · 06-21-2015, 01:38 PM

Come on...

How can you possibly break a kid's spirit without the mind-numbing conformity they are taught in school?

MiamiBoyz · 06-21-2015, 01:39 PM

Come on...

How can you possibly break a kid's spirit without the mind-numbing conformity they are taught in school?

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brassmonkey Pay It Forward Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Yo Mama House Posts: 76,905	Texas turns away from criminal truancy courts for students DALLAS (AP) ? A long-standing Texas law that has sent about 100,000 students a year to criminal court ? and some to jail ? for missing school is off the books, though a Justice Department investigation into one county's truancy courts continues. Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a measure to decriminalize unexcused absences and require school districts to implement preventive measures. It will take effect Sept. 1. Reform advocates say the threat of a heavy fine ? up to $500 plus court costs ? and a criminal record wasn't keeping children in school and was sending those who couldn't pay into a criminal justice system spiral. Under the old law, students as young as 12 could be ordered to court for three unexcused absences in four weeks. Schools were required to file a misdemeanor failure to attend school charge against students with more than 10 unexcused absences in six months. And unpaid fines landed some students behind bars when they turned 17. "Most of the truancy issues involve hardships," state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, said. "To criminalize the hardships just doesn't solve anything. It costs largely low-income families. It doesn't address the root causes." Only two states in the U.S. ? Texas and Wyoming ? send truants to adult criminal court. In 2013, Texas prosecuted about 115,000 cases, more than twice the number of truancy cases filed in juvenile courts of all other states, according to a report from the nonprofit advocacy group Texas Appleseed. An estimated $10 million was collected from court costs and fines from students for truancy in fiscal year 2014 alone, the Texas Office of Court Administration said. Texas Appleseed says the policies disproportionately affected low-income, Hispanic, black and disabled students. The group was also among several groups that filed a U.S. Justice Department complaint about Dallas County's specialty truancy courts, which in 2012 prosecuted over 36,000 cases, more than any other Texas county. The Justice Department in March began looking into whether students had received due process, something spokeswoman Dena Iverson said will continue as the department evaluates the new legislation's impact. Texas turns away from criminal truancy courts for students - Yahoo News __________________ TRUMP 2025 KEKAW!!! - Support The Laken Riley Act!!! END DACA - SUPPORT AZ HCR 2060 52R - email: brassballz-at-techie.com

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Va2k I’m still alive barley. Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Va Posts: 10,060	They do that shit here in Hampton Virginia. They tell you to keep your kid home when he/she is sick and when you do, they threaten to take you to court, send out a sheriff or police with a warrant which happened to me twice, thank god both times I proved that my son was under doctors care and I had notes for all days he missed. It still sucked to have to go to court to prove yourself right when all they had to do was wait till he came back to school with the notes. The 2nd time though it was the schools fault and the judge reamed that dumb bitches ass in front of everyone, she caused nothing but trouble because she forgot to mark the days he was absent with the days to the doctor notes. __________________

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MiamiBoyz fgfdftre6 Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In the closet with your dad! Posts: 6,690	Come on... How can you possibly break a kid's spirit without the mind-numbing conformity they are taught in school?

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MiamiBoyz fgfdftre6 Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In the closet with your dad! Posts: 6,690	Come on... How can you possibly break a kid's spirit without the mind-numbing conformity they are taught in school?