Should the government decriminalize school truancy?

How would you feel if the government decriminalized truancy, making it non-punishable by law?

Do truancy laws actually help students, or do they just make things harder for those already struggling?

Have you ever known someone who struggled with attending school, and did they ever tell you why?

If a student skips school, do you think they should be punished or rather helped to figure out why they're skipping?

Do you think missing school regularly can lead to long-term problems, or can students still succeed without perfect attendance?

Is there a way schools could be more engaging to prevent students from wanting to miss class?

Should parents be punished for their children's truancy, or is that unfair to parents facing difficult circumstances?

What do you think motivates some students to skip school, even though they know it's against the rules?

Have you ever felt that school wasn't a priority for you, and if so, why?

Yes, but repeated absences should be taken note of

Truancy criminalized for those "skipping" - not an uncontrollable situation

No, but the Government should extend breaks from school

Yes but only for some cases

Yes, at the federal level

Yes. Truancy should be treated more from a social services perspective than from a legal perspective; criminalizing truancy only leads to increased legal problems and increased incarceration for low-income individuals.

Yes, but I would prefer to legalize it.

Except for truancy in which the student has done illegal activities or truancy in which the parent allows and/or ignores it, Yes, it should be decriminalized.

No, but focus on addressing the underlying issue for said truancy.

It should be determined each case at a time.

Yes, but states should determine the level of punishment for chronic cases

Yes, it is a matter between the truant, their parents and the school, in which the government should have no say.

School truancy should be legalized

If the student is willingly avoid school then yes

Depends on why the child isn't at school.

Yea it is not that big of a deal

Ask why the child isn't in school.

Yes but be very vigilante about the consequences of the action

depends on why the student isn't going to school. If they arent going to school because they have to provide for their families, give them some way for them to go to school while they can still provide. If they aren't going because they just don't want to, make them go to school

It depends on the severity.

Depending on reasoning and if they still have access t school work to pass.

Depends on why the aren't in school.

yes but to an certain extent

Yes, parents should only have civil responsibility for voluntary school absences of their child that last beyond one week. Fines and other penalties should be determined by local school districts

Only for students who were truant for a good reason

Yes, as long as the children are safe.

Yes, on a state by state basis

No for the most part?

No, since it is based on students own free will, their punishment will be falling behind in classes and not being able to graduate/ get into college/ be successful in the future

Yes but not for parents

I think that it should be decriminalized for children but not for parents who are purposely keeping their children from going to school.

With good reason

i don't have any position

No and no longer allow students to drop out at age 16 - the rationale behind this is archaic.

No, this will cause other students to become truant due to legally not being required to be in school, which can lead to job deficiency decreasing due to lack of needed skills.

No, this will cause other students to become truant due to legally not being required to be in school, which can lead to job deficiency decreasing due to lack of needed skills. Students should be mandated to receive proper educations, but establish federal guidelines for the investigation of absences and increase access to education in low income communities and more needs to be done to see why children are not going to school.

Depends on each case

No, this will cause other students to become truant due to legally not being required to be in school, which can lead to job deficiency decreasing due to lack of needed skills. Students should be mandated to receive proper educations but some cases can be approached or brought about with leniency.

No, as this will cause other students to become truant due to legally not being required to be in school, which can lead to job deficiency decreasing due to lack of needed skills. Students should be mandated to receive proper educations but some cases can be approached or brought about with leniency.

No, this should be decided at a state level