"Charlie Self" wrote in message
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I think the discussion had to do with a Texas law that posits a $500
fine, and doesn't mention telephone, at least not as presented
earlier.

The phone concept might or might not work: it is close to impossible
to identify a voice on the telephone, for one thing, without some
fairly sophisticated gear.


Since the OP neglected to leave out the details and chose to reword in order
to stir up the ****, see the link and play the local news coverage of the
proposal.


http://www.click2houston.com/video/10897482/index.html

First of all, the parent is NOT forced into dropping what he is doing to
meet with the school about his child.
The parent will get to choose from 3 different periods of time to meet with
the school.
The parent WILL be able to call and cancel if he or she has a reasonable
reason to miss the agreed upon meeting time. Reasonable is defined as
something like a medical emergency.
The fine is imposed after the parent makes the meeting and does not show up.