Officials in Australia have an answer for truancy: throw the parents in jail. New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma’s proposal has been pilloried by education and welfare experts who say the plan is over the top, and “will only hurt the most disadvantaged students.”
The plan announced earlier this week gives courts the power to impose “special orders on parents of children who don’t attend school, including the ability to force them into rehabilitation, mediation or counselling. If they fail to comply, they could face jail,” reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
“It’s not about punishing parents that are doing the right thing, or because of circumstances beyond their control - either the kids are disobedient, or there is a problem with drugs or alcohol - it’s about those parents who are physically, mentally, or financially able to do the right thing but point-blank refuse to accept their responsibility,” says Iemma. The new legislation was aimed at a “very small minority of parents who simply won’t do the right thing.”
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