It's ruining my girlfriend's life.. she's miserable in school and even when she has been transfered to a different school she's still unhappy in it, last year she missed 90 days.. this year only 22. I think thats quiet an improvement, yet they still want to put her in a group home, and are trying to reel her into one before she turns 16. Once she is they can't do that. Do you really think its right to take a child out of the home for not going to school? Isn't it their choice to get a GED and not graduate?
2007-02-26 15:54:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I'm guessing the reason they can't move her into a group home at sixteen is because that is usually the age a person can legally decide to drop out of school. Until then, she needs to act like the young adult she is and respect the laws that have been put in place to protect her from making immature decisions, which I see she already is. Most likely the reason they are removing her from the home and probably taking temporary guardianship would be because her parents are also breaking the law by not ensuring that their minor child is going to school, as dictated by law. If she is unhappy enough in her school situation, at some point it seems as though alternatives would have been offered to her. If not, it is her duty to find out what options are open to her. I tutor children who are planning on dropping out and taking the GED test and just so you are aware, the test is not as easy as you or your girlfriend may think it is. The test is a cummulative exam of what should be learned by the end of high school and is not meant to be an easy alternative to an actual education.
2007-02-26 19:24:19 · answer #1 · answered by melissa w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It`s hard to say if they are right or wrong.She does need a education but Im not sure if locking her away will force her to get a education.At the same time she knew last year she missed too many days of school and missed 22 days this year thinking she would blow off the courts by missing less.But it looks like her ways of thinking got her in more trouble.Her parents should become more involved in her education and life and make sure she does better.In most states a child can drop out of school only with a parents consent so there for it is not the childs decision if she drops out and gets a GED.You should be telling her she needs to go to school on a regular basis.
2007-02-26 16:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by darlene100568 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first it needs to be determined WHY she hates school so much...if it's a legitimate reason and not just something like laziness then there are alternatives. in many states she can legally homeschool and still receive an education. If the reason is not reasonable then she needs some intervention by responsible adults and maybe a boyfriend who is looking out for her best interests isn't a bad idea....I don't think a group home is right for anyone if there are choices.
2007-02-26 16:08:04 · answer #3 · answered by Erinyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why the F would she need to miss that many days?
Is she just staying home due to the fact that she feels like it....
It is retarded... When you get older, you pay school taxes, why not make the full use of that?
Why not stay in school and get an education to have a better life and not fail in life...
I just dont get it...
The moment you drop out you F your life over... its that simple...
2007-02-26 15:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
in short its a definite court that deals with truancy... ie a newborn violating the regulation by unlikely to college. It varies state to state yet your mum and dad are responsible for making you bypass. in case you have been skipping out she must be in hardship consisting of fines and probably penal complex (yet it extremely is extremely no longer likely). your loved ones ought to have somebody assigned to it very corresponding to a CPS worker in a newborn forget case that exams in and makes particular you're attending college.
2016-11-26 01:25:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋