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In reply to the discussion: Judge sends honor student to jail for missing school [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)61. that's what I was thinking. WTH is the law in Texas that
the parents can just abandon this minor child? This is a minor child who has been abandoned. Along with the younger siblings? There's an older sibling. But the first thing they should do is put her in foster care (relatives would qualify) and then go after the parents.
Is there a procedure for quitting school? A state like Texas would predictably have a lenient law for that and the age is probably 16, or less than her age of 17. She could go through that procedure and try for a GED since it seems she has permission to work and feels she needs to (she has no duty to help the older sibling at college).
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OMG this girl's biggest problems is that she is too freaking responsible taking on everyone else's
dkf
May 2012
#3
The judge shouldn't have ALLOWED her to keep doing it on her own given her circumstances
rocktivity
May 2012
#34
the law has obligations for parents and for children and the judge couldn't have looked at the law
CreekDog
May 2012
#76
How exactly does sending a 17 year-old to jail send the message that "she can't do this on her
Puregonzo1188
May 2012
#55
The judge doesn't understand his own law --it's like sending the child to jail for child abandonment
CreekDog
May 2012
#39
I know it is but what I'm getting at is the real criminals are allowed to walk free.
Initech
May 2012
#68