Honor student placed in jail for tardiness and truancy

[NarutoLuffy313]

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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.

I find this really unfair. She is trying to do her best to support her family and focus on school.

 

[GodOfTheUchiha]

How is making a thread going to help?

 

[Darthlawsuit]

How is making a thread going to help?

How is making a snide remark going to help?

 

[NarutoLuffy313]

How is making a thread going to help?

Idk i just wanted to hear you guys thoughts on this.

 

[GodOfTheUchiha]

How is making a snide remark going to help?

I was just asking Yeah it's unfair, what more do you want me to say?

 

[The Necromancer]

I agree with the judge though. If you're going to take all of the extra classes then you need to GO to them. She can have 19 jobs but if she doesn't show up at any of them she's still going to get fired. Don't take pitty on someone who takes more than they can handle willingly.

 

[Punk Hazard]

how is putting her in jail solve her attendance

 

[yini]

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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.

I find this really unfair. She is trying to do her best to support her family and focus on school.

Its not... School > Everything
She should have quit some jobs..

But that said since she is over 16, if she doesnt go to school then the goverment isnt suppose to put you in jail, in fact when you are under 16 your parents are the ones that go to jail, thats how it is in the UK.

so what country is this?
EDIT: never mind, its Texas and they still have death penalty down there so this is not to shocking

 

[The Necromancer]

how is putting her in jail solve her attendance

It's not about the attendance, it's about the principle of it. If they cared about the attendance they would lock her in the school.

 

[spokentruth]

Well she's like me I never did a crime i didnt have to do

 

[SasukeUchiha910]

i really dont care

 

[yini]

i really dont care

Why comment then -_-, just move on to the next thread /whatevs

 

[Jyuubislayer]

That sucks. Its hard to hear these kinds of things happen to people.

 

[NarutoLuffy313]

Its not... School > Everything
She should have quit some jobs..

But that said since she is over 16, if she doesnt go to school then the goverment isnt suppose to put you in jail, in fact when you are under 16 your parents are the ones that go to jail, thats how it is in the UK.

so what country is this?
EDIT: never mind, its Texas and they still have death penalty down there so this is not to shocking

Well she said her parents divorced and left her by herself.

how is putting her in jail solve her attendance

There is mostly likely other reasons behind this.

i really dont care

And why??

 

[Stark]

That's sad

 

[mas129]

The judge is a f*cking w*nker.

 

[Darthlawsuit]

It's not about the attendance, it's about the principle of it. If they cared about the attendance they would lock her in the school.

She is missing school to be in jail. She is on the honor roll. Who cares if she goes to school or not. The point of school is to learn and if she is learning then all is fine and well.

I know its a foreign concept to some of you but some people are capable of learning without any teachers or lectures. They just read books and use their brains. Look at Edison, he was considered too stupid to learn and he made thousands of patents that we use today.

 

[EnvyMyApex]

How is making a thread going to help?

The section he posted this thread in is called "General Discussion". Use your brain before making stupid comments please. As for the teen, I also think that's unfair.

 

[Young Thug]

i really dont care

Don't care? Gtfo.

 

[xlilyx]

Whaaaaa-? How many times did she not go to school for? I might have read it wrong sorry but putting someone in jail for not attending school wouldn't help her education or attendance. It's not exactly breaking the law, is it, missing a couple of days? Is she not studying at home or at least attempting some work there? Wait, she has a job as well. Does she need further education? Does she have a reason to not go into school? Oh... she's only 17... >< Sorry.. But I don't think it's right to put someone in prison for this.