A 16 year old who handed in several fraudulant medical notes to cover absences at school? The notes came from the hospital, but weren't the teenager's (she changed the name/dates etc. to her own). If the school was to call the hospital to check, what would happen to the girl? and to her parents?
2007-01-16 10:19:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I already have used the notes a few times, and nobody has every called to check on them, but I just want to be knowledgable about what could happen to me. I have no bad history aside of missing school a little too much.
2007-01-16 10:25:21 · update #1
I was most worried about whether or not my parents would recieve a fine.
2007-01-16 10:26:06 · update #2
Legally speaking, what you did could not be considered fraud. To be fraud, you would have to damage the person you are lying to. And the school isn't damaged by your non-presence to any great degree.
On the other hand, this is a prime example of truancy. Truancy is voluntarily missing any amount of compulsory education. Most states have slightly different laws regarding the enforcement and punishment of truancy, but it is a crime in all of them as far as I know. If it weren't, police wouldn't have the ability to pick truant people up and drop them back at the schools - but we all know that is a task they can and do perform.
As an example, in Washington State, if a student accumulates seven unexcused absences in a month or ten in a year, they are required to be reported to juvenile court. Truancies after that point can be treated as 'contempt of court' and the student ordered to serve up to seven days of juvenile detention for each one. (Link 1)
Some states treat aiding truancy as a crime (a misdemeanor, as far as I've seen - link 2). But if your parents are ignorant of what you're doing, I don't see how they could be directly punished in any way. Of course, they'll have to indirectly deal with things that happen to you...
2007-01-16 10:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
parents not so much and if the girl has no history of crimes then at most I would say probation. if you have not done it yet I would say not to do it. if you have hope for the best and I doubt the school will call.
2007-01-16 18:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by silentjealousy77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not much your 16!!!! if they give you any trouble just drop out
2007-01-16 18:22:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋