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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 155468" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>MArg,</p><p> </p><p>Here in the US there is no age where you are "legally" old enough to have a baby. If you have one at 13 or 14, you may find yourself with a social worker overseeing things, or in a group home or foster family, but at no age are you considered "legally" old enough to have a child. As the father or mother.</p><p> </p><p>I fully agree that you cannot make a teen do ANYTHING. But I also think that many many older people remember being "respectful" of their mothers because when they got home mom would "whup" them. Or dad would. I think many of us have heard this many times. Heck, it is actually a LAW in my state that parents have a DUTY to physically discipline our children using whatever means work, including a belt. A police officer SHOWED me the law, and a friend who is a lawyer working with juveniles says that it IS still on the books. Of course, this law won't stop CPS from taking your kids if you DO physically discipline your child - and they will TELL your kid this!!!</p><p> </p><p>We went many many rounds with health related issues with the schools. the one we are in now (the POOR elem school - who gets everything last) is the best one to work with. They stay on top of the kids, they care, they KNOW which families are doing what they can, which are using it as an excuse. I have been awed and amazed - for several days when I was having problems with MY health and was up all night, the school just marked thank you excused because they KNEW he would ONLY be absent if HE were too ill to come to school.</p><p> </p><p>At the elem school we were previously at, under the current principal, we would have been charged with truancy - though there is NO state law saying this is possible after only 3 days missing.</p><p> </p><p>Our middle school wanted a note from a specialist 75 miles away saying that he had SEEN Jess EACH time she missed from a migraine!!!! Our 2nd car is not up to the trip - we would have had to spend the entire day in the city, or husband would have lost his job, just to meet this requirement!! That is IF (and a GIANT IF the doctor would have worked her in for a migraine!!). This is part of the reason we are homeschooling her. I foresee homeschooling thank you for middle school also, though we will make that judgement call when the time comes.</p><p> </p><p>I think the entire situation is farcical. Putting hte dad, who was doing his best, in jail just gives the teen (and any other teen who can get this kind of ruling in place for truancy) a tool to manipulate her parents into doing whatever they want. Gee, maybe this backfired. I WILL be sending a letter to the judge. Maybe this judge can take Wizard for a couple of months, then lets see what his ruling are!!! Anyone else vote for making the JUDGE responsible for the teen??? I know it won't happen, but I can dream!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 155468, member: 1233"] MArg, Here in the US there is no age where you are "legally" old enough to have a baby. If you have one at 13 or 14, you may find yourself with a social worker overseeing things, or in a group home or foster family, but at no age are you considered "legally" old enough to have a child. As the father or mother. I fully agree that you cannot make a teen do ANYTHING. But I also think that many many older people remember being "respectful" of their mothers because when they got home mom would "whup" them. Or dad would. I think many of us have heard this many times. Heck, it is actually a LAW in my state that parents have a DUTY to physically discipline our children using whatever means work, including a belt. A police officer SHOWED me the law, and a friend who is a lawyer working with juveniles says that it IS still on the books. Of course, this law won't stop CPS from taking your kids if you DO physically discipline your child - and they will TELL your kid this!!! We went many many rounds with health related issues with the schools. the one we are in now (the POOR elem school - who gets everything last) is the best one to work with. They stay on top of the kids, they care, they KNOW which families are doing what they can, which are using it as an excuse. I have been awed and amazed - for several days when I was having problems with MY health and was up all night, the school just marked thank you excused because they KNEW he would ONLY be absent if HE were too ill to come to school. At the elem school we were previously at, under the current principal, we would have been charged with truancy - though there is NO state law saying this is possible after only 3 days missing. Our middle school wanted a note from a specialist 75 miles away saying that he had SEEN Jess EACH time she missed from a migraine!!!! Our 2nd car is not up to the trip - we would have had to spend the entire day in the city, or husband would have lost his job, just to meet this requirement!! That is IF (and a GIANT IF the doctor would have worked her in for a migraine!!). This is part of the reason we are homeschooling her. I foresee homeschooling thank you for middle school also, though we will make that judgement call when the time comes. I think the entire situation is farcical. Putting hte dad, who was doing his best, in jail just gives the teen (and any other teen who can get this kind of ruling in place for truancy) a tool to manipulate her parents into doing whatever they want. Gee, maybe this backfired. I WILL be sending a letter to the judge. Maybe this judge can take Wizard for a couple of months, then lets see what his ruling are!!! Anyone else vote for making the JUDGE responsible for the teen??? I know it won't happen, but I can dream! [/QUOTE]
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