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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:33 PM Original message |
Evicting the Family When a Child Skips School? Omaha Considers a Radical New Policy |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, let's micromanage the poor some more. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Spot on |
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Mojeoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. This is the way it is with Child Welfare |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. So who is responsible for the Child, no one? |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. That will greatly improve the truancy rate-NOT! |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. They would just transfer the problen to another community |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. yeah...'cause that will solve the problem |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. Ah, yes. Let's improve truancy by making the student homeless! |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. You may have said that a bit tongue in cheek |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Yes, they do, because they believe the poor are poor because of some moral failing |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. Jesus.. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. How does evicting the family help anybody? |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. It helps the right-wingers' punishment fetish. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. WTF. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. Also note that more and more schools are requiring a doctor's note for absences |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. And yet, during H1N1 scare we were told "Don't send sick kids to school" (nt) |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I keep my son home for the most minor illnesses |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
11. What's the matter with Nebraska? |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is simply disgusting (n/t). |
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flor-de-jasmim (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
15. Putting the fortunes of the whole family of the backs of schoolchildren. Hunh?! |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Kind of like punishing the whole class when one kid is out of line (nt) |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. But only certain families. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. WTF? How is THAT going to help anything? |
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tinymontgomery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. This might not be the answer |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Might not? It most certainly is NOT the answer. Making the child and his or her |
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tinymontgomery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Didn't say how you would solve the problem |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 06:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. When kids are old enough to drop out they don't call it being truant anymore and |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. See #7 above |
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tinymontgomery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. That is only one part of the equation. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
26. fauxbama is reall pissing me off lately. |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. I thought the headline said "Obama." |
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