"Leon" wrote in message
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"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
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Myxylplyk wrote:

You really think that good parenting, like morals, can be legislated?
Wake
up.

People that habitually ignore the teacher will not give the meeting any
effort.
Attend or be fined? They'll show up and play cards or something.

He has a point, Leon. Sounds to me like that legislator's good intentions
went a bit awry.


He is assuming a PTA or PTO meeting for a crowd. The proposal is more for
one on one.

No, I was considering only the one on one typemeeting. Parents that cannot
be bothered would never go to a group meeting.
Legislating social morals has and will never work.
Showing up to a one one one with the teacher get them out of the fine.
Now find a way to legislate their active participation in those meetings and
you're all set.
Oh, except that laws with fines usually require options for jail time for
those unwilling to pay.

Maybe Texas should just skip the process and assume that all parents that
are no-shows are just those chronicly bad parents and throw them right into
jail. Then Texas can assume the wardship of the children and "bring them up
propperly".
We all have seen how well state run institutions function.

Happily, I don't live in Texas. I would be one of those mouthy people
calling for this dim witted congressman's impeachment.

Myx