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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr I hear ya.....
I was the pro bono attorney for the Women's Shelter in my community for many many years and there were so many women in domestic violence situations who were afraid to send their children to school out of fear of the father and what would happen if he came to the school.
We had to work with the schools and the courts in those situations to insure that the children and the mother were protected at all times. Safety is always foremost.
I have also had cases where a child has a serious injury or illness and this creates a lot of difficulties and added stress for the family. The last thing they need in those cases is the school complaining about the child's absences. Those are usually resolved with doctor's written letters.
From what I know about states with "criminal truancy laws" the schools are actually "required" to take them to court after a certain number of unexcused absences which is usually ten, I believe.
Is kindergarten required in Texas and are this woman's other two children older or younger than the two you described in Kindergarten and 1st grade? I remember what it was like when my four were little. I had my last baby in the month of October when my oldest had just started kindergarten. There is no way I could have had a job with four children that young. I needed lots of help in addition to what my husband offered even. I cannot imagine doing that all alone and having a job!!
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We do have a couple of sick children. One has leukemia and the other has some type of colon cancer. These two children haven't missed half the days as some of our others. Anyway, these children are overlooked because of their medical history and besides, they have always provided medical documentation from their doctors.
I've not had to deal with women shelters and women of abuse. I'm sure that provisions could be made for those children as well.
Pre-K is an elective but once you decide to enroll your child in pre-k, you must abide by the rules. Kinder is a state law. If your child is 5 by September 1st, they must be enrolled in school.
This particular parent has one child that is out of high school, but I do not believe he works and a toddler around 2. Dad comes in and out of their lives so the situation as a whole is sad...but they live less than 1/4 mile from school and drive a fairly new/nice truck, so there is really no excuse for them to miss so much school.