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Originally Posted by txshopper73 Well, mom didn't show up till we were leaving the building so we went back in there to see the judge. We go back on February 14th for a second hearing to see if there has been improvement. If the kids are late once or absent once, mom will be fined $600 dollars plus court costs.
It was a great learning experience. Not bad at all so I'll be even more prepared for the next hearing(s).
I feel bad for mom. She's a single parent of 4 kids. She was taken to court last year for her daughter that had 40-50 absences so this year is a big improvement. Her daughter failed 1st grade last year and her son is failing kindergarten. Hopefully, this will open mom's eyes that her kids need to be in school. Not only is it a state law but for her kid's own sake.
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I'd say the mom has little respect for authority, jmho. If I were the judge I'd slap her with comtempt for being so late, it bordered on not showing up at all. And since the children are this age it's not their fault they don't go to school....it's hers. I don't feel bad for her at all. I have plenty of single parent friends whose children got up, got dressed, ate breakfast etc and made it to school EVERY day.