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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 155383" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Thanks for that extra link, Sara. Interesting comment - someone claims that the judge's wife is on the school board. Shouldn't he recuse himself?</p><p></p><p>From what I can glean from this, the judge began proceedings about this girl when she was 15. Now in Australia you can't hassle a family over truancy issues once the child is legally able to leave school and get a job. Even if the kid is enrolled in school, truancy doesn't come into it. If the kid fails to turn up to class then they will fail the school year, which for a lot of jobs does not look good on the resume. </p><p></p><p>I gather that when she was 15, she was living with her father. Whether she was or wasn't, he was at that time her legal guardian so he is the one the judge went for.</p><p></p><p>Time passes. The daughter has a baby which in my opinion really complicates matters and should have been seen as perhaps some valid reasons for time being missed from school. The girl moves in with her mother - surely at that point the judge should have switched targets or perhaps changed direction?</p><p></p><p>I agree that the school is equally culpable - to the extent that frankly, neither the school nor the father should be hassled over this. C'mon, judge - hassle the girl! SHE is the one responsible. If she is legally old enough to drive a car, legally old enough to have a baby, legally old enough to get a job - then she is legally old enough to take responsibility for her education.</p><p></p><p>When the father clearly was doing all he could and circumstances beyond his control meant that his daughter was still skipping school, then I think the judge should back off from blaming the father. Similarly, if the school is doing all it can to make her attend and she just walks out, then what more can anyone do? Yes, they could call the police - who would do what?</p><p></p><p>The purpose of punishment is to act as a deterrent and to teach. If the behaviour being punished could not be helped, or is out of anyone's control, then punishment is clearly inappropriate.</p><p></p><p>It seems to me that this judge should wake up to himself and change direction. Forcing the girl to complete her schooling NOW, under the current circumstances, is reactionary and chauvinistic (in the traditional meaning, not as in "male chauvinist"). The judge simply is determined to stick to his guns instead of considering that now the situation has changed considerably, perhaps a different approach might be more productive?</p><p></p><p>What is the judge's aim? To get the girl to graduate? Is that aim still appropriate? And if it is (which I doubt - surely she has the right to put her education on hold if she chooses) then what is the most effective way the judge can get what he wants? </p><p></p><p>It certainly isn't jailing the father.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 155383, member: 1991"] Thanks for that extra link, Sara. Interesting comment - someone claims that the judge's wife is on the school board. Shouldn't he recuse himself? From what I can glean from this, the judge began proceedings about this girl when she was 15. Now in Australia you can't hassle a family over truancy issues once the child is legally able to leave school and get a job. Even if the kid is enrolled in school, truancy doesn't come into it. If the kid fails to turn up to class then they will fail the school year, which for a lot of jobs does not look good on the resume. I gather that when she was 15, she was living with her father. Whether she was or wasn't, he was at that time her legal guardian so he is the one the judge went for. Time passes. The daughter has a baby which in my opinion really complicates matters and should have been seen as perhaps some valid reasons for time being missed from school. The girl moves in with her mother - surely at that point the judge should have switched targets or perhaps changed direction? I agree that the school is equally culpable - to the extent that frankly, neither the school nor the father should be hassled over this. C'mon, judge - hassle the girl! SHE is the one responsible. If she is legally old enough to drive a car, legally old enough to have a baby, legally old enough to get a job - then she is legally old enough to take responsibility for her education. When the father clearly was doing all he could and circumstances beyond his control meant that his daughter was still skipping school, then I think the judge should back off from blaming the father. Similarly, if the school is doing all it can to make her attend and she just walks out, then what more can anyone do? Yes, they could call the police - who would do what? The purpose of punishment is to act as a deterrent and to teach. If the behaviour being punished could not be helped, or is out of anyone's control, then punishment is clearly inappropriate. It seems to me that this judge should wake up to himself and change direction. Forcing the girl to complete her schooling NOW, under the current circumstances, is reactionary and chauvinistic (in the traditional meaning, not as in "male chauvinist"). The judge simply is determined to stick to his guns instead of considering that now the situation has changed considerably, perhaps a different approach might be more productive? What is the judge's aim? To get the girl to graduate? Is that aim still appropriate? And if it is (which I doubt - surely she has the right to put her education on hold if she chooses) then what is the most effective way the judge can get what he wants? It certainly isn't jailing the father. Marg [/QUOTE]
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