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 Tardy
Californian Students Pay $165 Ticket Instead of Serving
Detention
by Anita Vogel, Fox News, December 05, 2003
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Students late
for school in one town have something worse than detention to
fear - they have to pay for tardiness in cold hard cash.
In Whittier, Calif., students who are caught coming to school
late three times are slapped with a $165 ticket.
Tardiness in the town has been a problem: on an average day
2,300 students walk in after the morning bell has rung. School
officials have turned to the police to help combat tardiness.
Officers now patrol the streets on the lookout for late
students, and say they've seen a difference.
"Since they implemented the program for the last couple of weeks
the tardies have dropped significantly," said Whittier Police
Department Officer Alan Dela Pena. "If we don't give them the
motivation ... they sleep in and come when they want to come."
But it's not just ticketing students that can make a difference,
said Dr. Ken Seeley, President of the Colorado Foundation for
Families and Children.
"Getting the parent involvement is very important and to make
the family realize that there are consequences for not getting
kids to school. It sets a standard of expectation that is very
important."
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