Community Corner
Moms Council Question of the Week: Should Parents Take Rap for Truants?
Florida parents are subject to punishment if kids under 16 miss 15 days of school in 3 months.
In this space every week, the La Mesa Patch Moms Council poses a question and invites your wisdom—and chimes in themselves.
The council is captained by Mommin’ Around columnist Genevieve Suzuki. Other members of the Moms Council are Deena While, Linda Byerline and Tony Lawrence.
Now the question:
According to a recent Yahoo! News article, Florida allows parents of children under 16 to be criminally punished if they let their kids miss 15 days of school within three months. Do you think parents should be held responsible for their children's truancy?
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