Costly cutting of school

Josh Cornfield
Metro Newspaper
March 27, 2009

City Council passed a measure on Thursday that will fine parents for their child cutting or skipping school. The fine is $25, and any law enforcement officer will have the power to write citations. School is not optional, and the city wants the students and parents to know that they do care for them. According to the mayor’s chief education officer, Lori Schorr, there are about 7,500 kids who are absent every day. So as a solution, the City has planned to hit the parents of the students in their pockets. They hope that this way parents will urge and push their child to go to school.

I really liked this article because of the way that it relates to people around me, along with myself. I know that kids cut school for no reason, and sometimes I do the same. But I realize that school is very important to my life, but some kids don’t realize that. This article will really get the attention of the parents who know their kids kids cut school, and hopefully it will encourage them to go to school.

By Omar L.