Academic Language Week 29 - School Conferences

Parents should not face jail time for missing their child's school conference. One reason is the government doesn't need to be filling jails with semi-harmless people.  The jails are TRANSFERRING the violent people who earn their way into jails.  Another reason is some students SEEK to be as independent.  Making a parent go to conferences and telling the parent to help the child, might very well not help the child at all. Additionally, there is many other RESOURCES for children to use, they can ask help from their teachers, friends, and even the web.  The don't really need to rely on the pressure from their parents to make them do better. In conclusion, no parent should have to leave their child to face jail times from missing a simple school conference.