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>> ==“To address the problem of chronic truancy, schools should fine the parents of students who are frequently absent from school.” == >> >> >> == Robert White == >> ==Fining the students and the parents will not solve the problem of truancy. If a student has missed 20 or more days a fine does nothing for the child there is any way to salvage anything of the school year. The students are almost always on a clear road to dropping out. == >> >> ==Almost two years ago, Judge Gary Johnson decided to do things differently. He gave truancy its own docket. Currently the system works like this. After a child has five unexcused absences, the school can refer the case to the county prosecutor. If the child is in elementary school, the prosecutor charges parents with educational neglect, a long underused part of the state code. Students in middle or high school - old enough to dress themselves and get on a bus and old enough to sneak away after parents put them on a bus - are charged with truancy.(Dawn Miller,2011) == >> ==The most import thing is that family are given an improvement period after court. They must not have no more unexcused absences and no disciplinary problems at the school and must work toward a passing grade. If they fail to meet any requirements sanctions will be put on the family with the ultimate sanction being removed from the home. == >> == Dawn Miller. (2011, February 12). Judge successful at tackling truancy with existing law. //The Charleston Gazette, //A.4. Retrieved February 20, 2011, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2266054091). == >> >> >> >> > ** Sally Steele ** > > ===== With Indian student's i feel there is more to the underlying problems and fining is not the answer. We as Indian people need to look beyond that. ===== > ===== The elements of Indian discipline (shaming, ridicule, threats of punishment by supernatural figures, storytell ing, community pressure) are usually absent in the non-Indian classroom. Other cultural differences that may cause educational problems are the Indian emphasis on the group, concepts of time and personal freedom, and attitudes towards family and age. Because Indian and non-Indian frames of reference, life experiences, and value systems differ vastly, the Indian child may react to a non-Indian school setting with seemingly negative behaviors such as silence, tiredness, high levels of activity, irritability, and inattentiveness. Educators must realize that such behaviors indicate that the child's needs are not being met. Educators must become more knowledgeable and accepting of Indian cultures ; community members must provide the children with traditional guidance and become actively involved in education; parents must supply solid values and behavior guidelines; and children must be responsible for themselves. Together, educators, families, community and tribal members, and the children themselves share the responsibility for lessening negative classroom behavior. (Lockhart, Barbetta, 2000) ===== > =====Biblography:===== > =====Resolving Discipline Problems for Indian Students: A Preventative Approach. Lochart, Barbetta L. 1981-02-2000=====