Parent teacher conferences are an important part of the communication between the school and parents. They can alert parents of any issues, and can serve to push academic growth. As important as they are, not all parents attend them. This is a problem, and one prosecutor thinks the answer is jail time for those that don’t attend.
Wayne County (Michigan) Prosecutor Kym Worthy is looking to send parents who miss the parent teacher conferences with jail time, with exceptions for parents of students who are doing exceptionally well.
In a statement to CNN, a supporter of the bill, Detroit Council President Pro Tem Gary Brown claims that missing those conferences is more severe than just missing out on communication efforts saying, "It’s child abuse when your child is failing in school and you’re not involved, because you are strapping that child to a life of poverty". Brown also does note that jailing the parents may not be the solution, however.
Is jailing a parent for missing parent teacher conferences the answer? While Worthy’s bill does have it’s supporters, it is unlikely to pass. Yet, should parents still face some sort of penalty for missing out? If so, what would be appropriate?
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