"Pete C." wrote in message
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Swingman wrote:


Working the 2.5 minimum wage jobs required to pay the rent and put food
on the table perhaps... Outside of that or being in the hospital or
jail, not much...


Well the parents should have thought of that before neglecting their
children. You child is more important than any job or rent. Where there is
a will, there is a way. If the parent gets fined because he cannot attend
to his child's needs he needs to do better parenting at home so that the
child does not require a parent teacher meeting.
The parents are responsible for their children and the schools are not baby
sitters.