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 Greetings:I am writing to express concerns about the truancy
ordinance. I am a home-schooled student and in consequence know what
problems this ordinance could cause.
First off, the ordinance states that the student should be in
attendance during school hours, but what does that mean? Different
schools have different hours, so how can one determine whether or
not a child is indeed truant? For example, I have some cousins who
live in Indiana, and sometimes they will come down during spring
break, or winter break or whatever, and oftentimes their school's
dates will be quite different than Lincoln's. Now, if they were to
walk downtown or just to a drugstore, would they be considered
truant?
I have a friend who is home-schooled who has told me about how
his family will take walks to various parks, as part of their nature
study program. If a truant or police officer were to see a large
group of children, would they be considered truant?
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 I cannot help but question the need of such a strict ordinance; I
mean this is Lincoln, Ill., for Pete's sake! I have lived here all
my life and have rarely seen youths who really were truant. Now I
heard that the truant numbers are higher, and this is a peak high
for the Logan County area, but how many of these students are
actually chronic truants? How many of these students are really in
need of the law to crack down on their problems? And if there are
enough to justify another ordinance, then you have their names; deal
with them accordingly, instead of going after students who merely
"look" like they are truant.
I thank you for your time.
Rebekah Crider
[Posted
November 30, 2007]
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