In Michigan, all parents may soon be getting a chance to go to jail for missing a parent teacher conference.
That's if Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy gets her way. Worthy recently pitched a plan to the Detroit City Council which requires parents to attend at least one conference per year or face three days in jail. And she's not stopping at city limits; Worthy is also shopping her plan to the Wayne County Commission and the Michigan state Legislature.
Like any good fascist, Worthy is justifying her malicious, privacy-invading plan by linking it to law and order. And now other fascists are jumping on board. Council President Charles Pugh said the proposed law would "send the right message … We know at some point there has to be a line drawn and people held responsible." Council President Pro-Tem Gary Brown went one step further in his support by declaring, "If you aren't involved in your child's education, and he or she is failing, it's child abuse."
Worthy's proposed law, if passed, would be the first of its kind in the nation and, judging from our nation's trend toward a full-blown police state, would likely be adopted by other legislatures.
Read more at: http://detnews.com/article/20101020/METRO/10200350/Worthy-proposes-jail-for-parents-who-skip-kids%E2%80%99-school-conferences
Action Alert: This story effecting families was covered for the Detroit News by Christine MacDonald. E-mail or call her to let her know about NCPForce! and your support for our organization at cmacdonald@detnews.com or (313) 222-2306.
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