Land of the Free?

Not so much, more like Home of the Slave.

Detroit parents may get more than detention for missing their child's parent-teacher conference.


Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is pushing for an ordinance that would allow schools to punish parents who repeatedly miss parent-teacher conferences. The punishment- up to three days in jail.

Worthy plans to officially present the proposed ordinance in Mid-August. She hopes that this ordinance would make parents be more responsible and involved in their child's education, ultimately keeping more children out of trouble.


This raises concerns with some parents, however, who are worried that it could target single parents or those who cannot take off work. Others say that just because a parent misses a meeting, doesn't necessarily mean he or she is negligent.

Oh boy, where could one start and when could one ever finish with this piece  of  " but it's for the sake of the children" horse pucky?

I suffer the state run school system because I feel it is a valuable venue to role model and teach my children passive Resistance, how to "pass" in sheeple land effectively and still keep one's ideals. This idea is truly bizarre as far as I am concerned. The day you have to go to your boss for an acceptable excuse slip to miss an appointment with a public "servant" is the day you need to hang your head and admit that the state owns your behind and you are in fact their servant.


These people are in effect modeling and telling your children that they have authority over you the parent, that the parents are subservient to the of the state school system and can and should be discounted by the children if the parent was so unfortunate as think, say or do anything contrary to the school agenda. Beautiful..

As a side concern: I guess short term Foster care will see a boom in business then? Or will the teachers be having the kids bunking in at their house? I see more taxation required to support the increased court time, defense/persecution attorneys, jail time and of course foster care. Bonus for them taxeaters wouldn't you say?