Will a Daytime Curfew Keep Kids in School?

I think this law is a no-brainer GOOD IDEA! Why should a kid be at the mall if he's supposed to be in school? This encourages parents to keep track of their kids, and to make them go to school. I think this law is dead on. Get your kids to school, and schools - make sure they stay there. The only reason you WOULDN'T like this law is if you think kids should play hooky and be irresponsible. If we didn't have a bunch of crappy parents, we wouldn't have to make laws like this. Way to go Dallas.

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Hmm, well, I would have been arrested weekly because:

1) I was sent home by the school nurse every time I faked illness on Thursdays (the only day the nurse was on duty);

2) My parents gave me bus fare to take myself to the optometrist or whatever because they worked during business hours;

3) I went to a parochial school that had different hours and different holidays than the public shools;

4) I graduated at 16 and my college schedule left me free during most "school hours";

5) I was often tardy because I would leave home late, detour to stop for a pop on the way to school, and take my good sweet time about getting there.

Sounds like they would have to build new jails on every street corner to hold all the new "criminals" this would create.

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This law is stupid. What about people like me who get out of school at 1.50 on days we don't have practice? Would we have to stay on campus for 40 minutes doing nothing before we were allowed home?

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i think this is a terrible idea, there's so much legitimate excuses children should be allowed out of the school that one should not be fine for.
1.) i've been sick many times without food in my house, and my parent arent gonna come back until 8 o clock pm. shouldn't i be allowed to get out to go to supermarket to get a can soup or such?
A sick person (other than stomach virus or similar condition) should be allowed to eat a healthy meal so they have the nutrient to aid immune system.
2.) same with the SKL, what happen if your under 17 and go to college. there are plenty people who are 17 who start on fall semester and they're birthday is in the fall or winter. shouldn't they be allowed to go out if they're classes ended.
3.) this law is also more nuance. Cop will have less time to focus on the crime that are in my opinion more important that patrolling kids. Such as drug dealing, robberies and other such. Parents and children should be responsible going to school. not lawmaker.
4.) How would Cop tell if one under 17. yes 13 and 14 years old can be easily spotted, but 16, and 17 is harder to tell. Therefore, someone in that age group might have more a chance to go undetected if they cut class. Or even someone who older can be easily mistaken being under 17, and all this law doing is wasting mistaken identify person and cops time.
5.) Also what happen if a high school student forget to bring his project or buy something for his class. Before that class start, he or she might be able go to his or her off period to bring the project or purchase the item, so he or she doesn't fail. Yes it is their fault for forget it, but if they have the chance to get shouldnt they get the project.

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Accually, it is illegal for a student to play hooky.

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This is just plain dumb.

There are so many exceptions that you can't possible tell by looking at a kid whether or not they should be in school. Are you going to stop them all and question them? And what stops them from all saying they are homeschooled?

Just plain ol' dumb law.

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Why is the author of this article expressing her opinions? Shouldn't she stick to reporting on the facts?
"I'm not saying it's okay for kids to play hooky, but it's not a crime"
Yes it is, it's called truancy. The person that wrote this article is an idiot.

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What about homeschooled kids

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