| Iteachextra May 29 2012 08:54. Posts 46 | Profile # |
I think this girl should get a medal for being so responsible but instead she goes to jail. I would like to hear for people from other countries on their view on the education system here in America.
Source: http://www.kvue.com/news/state/154075555.html
HOUSTON—A judge threw a 17-year-old 11th grade honor student from Willis High School in jail after she missed school again.
Judge Lanny Moriarty said last month Diane Tran was in his Justice of the Peace court for truancy and he warned her then to stop missing school. But she recently missed classes again so Wednesday he issued a summons and had her arrested in open court when she appeared.
Tran said she works a full-time job, a part-time job and takes advanced placement and dual credit college level courses. She said she is often too exhausted to wake up in time for school. Sometimes she misses the entire day, she said. Sometimes she arrives after attendance has been taken.
The judge ordered Tran to spend 24 hours in jail and pay a $100 fine. Judge Moriarty admitted that he wants to make an example of Tran.
“If you let one (truant student) run loose, what are you gonna’ do with the rest of ‘em? Let them go too?” Judge Moriarty asked.
Tran said she is working so hard because she is helping to support an older brother who attends Texas A&M University and a baby sister who lives with relatives in Houston. Tran said her parents divorced “out of the blue” and both moved away, leaving her in Willis. Her mother lives in Georgia, she said.
“I always thought our family was happy,” the teen said tearfully.
Tran lives with the family of one of her employers. They own a wedding venue. She works at the Vineyard of Waverly Manor on weekends and at a dry cleaners full time.
“She goes from job to job, from school she stays up ‘til 7 o’clock in the morning,” said her friend, co-worker and classmate Devin Hill.
You can help Diane here: http://www.helpdianetran.com/Last edit: 2012-05-29 09:25:31 |
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| AhhBoxxah Canada. May 29 2012 08:56. Posts 438 | Profile Blog # |
| What the fuck did I just read? |
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| Ercster United States. May 29 2012 08:56. Posts 490 | Profile # |
I hate America so much.
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| Belisarius Australia. May 29 2012 08:59. Posts 1767 | Profile # |
| I find it highly appropriate that the judge's name is Moriarty. |
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| JitnikoVi Russian Federation. May 29 2012 08:59. Posts 396 | Profile # |
| heard this on the radio show in the morning today, and even they were critising this, rofl |
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| Velocirapture United States. May 29 2012 08:59. Posts 615 | Profile # |
| I don't think jail was the solution but something has to be done. Somebody needs to stabilize her life before she implodes. Basically it is the parents who need to answer for all this, not her. That is if this is an accurate article of course. |
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| Noak Sweden. May 29 2012 09:00. Posts 61 | Profile # |
| so how long do you have to be in school by law in the US??? she's 17 year old |
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| Carson Canada. May 29 2012 09:01. Posts 820 | Profile # |
This is a great day for news.
I thought the naked man eating someone's face and getting shot 6 times before dying was crazy, but this takes the cake. |
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| Irave United States. May 29 2012 09:02. Posts 7907 | Profile # |
On May 29 2012 09:00 Noak wrote:
so how long do you have to be in school by law in the US??? she's 17 year old
She would likely be in her last couple of years if not her last.
Re-read 11th grade, she has one more year.Last edit: 2012-05-29 09:03:25 |
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| Kuja United States. May 29 2012 09:04. Posts 1743 | Profile Blog # |
| The law is the law whether shes flunking out of high school or has a 4.5 GPA. |
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| Nonexistent United States. May 29 2012 09:06. Posts 49 | Profile # |
| jailing a 17 year old girl? wow that might do some lasting dmg :[ |
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| lannisport May 29 2012 09:06. Posts 643 | Profile # | |
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| rtem Finland. May 29 2012 09:06. Posts 51 | Profile # |
| Get jailed for being a good guy. This world sucks. |
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| Leporello United States. May 29 2012 09:07. Posts 1652 | Profile # |
| Judges' ego-trips are disgusting. What a complete self-important dick. |
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| ShadeR Australia. May 29 2012 09:08. Posts 6612 | Profile Blog # |
On May 29 2012 09:04 Kuja wrote:
The law is the law whether shes flunking out of high school or has a 4.5 GPA.
I had no idea you could be sent to jail for skipping class... |
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| Defacer Canada. May 29 2012 09:08. Posts 4811 | Profile Blog # |
America: Why?
Last edit: 2012-05-29 09:09:24 |
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| zEnVy United States. May 29 2012 09:09. Posts 445 | Profile # |
I skipped school 30 times my senior year of high school...
where the hell did this happen? |
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| NintendoStar United States. May 29 2012 09:09. Posts 209 | Profile Blog # |
| In Texas you are legally required to go to school until you are 18, as apposed to most states which only require you to go until 16 or 17. |
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| GoTuNk! Chile. May 29 2012 09:09. Posts 2222 | Profile Blog # |
Yay, the state granting us our "right" to education.
Edit: Also wtf jail? I tought the standard is you need some minimum attendance to classes to pass them (along with the grades) ? Tbh I hate that classes have attendance at all, seems like a cheap way for teachers to have students. Good teachers wouldn't need to force their students to be there.Last edit: 2012-05-29 09:11:23 |
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| sc2superfan101 May 29 2012 09:11. Posts 2434 | Profile Blog # |
On May 29 2012 09:08 Defacer wrote:
America: Why?
nice edit
what does this have to do with America anyway? |
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