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School and police officials are concerned a growing truancy problem among some Hispanic students at Annapolis High is leading to crime and gang activity and could land immigrant parents in deportation hearings.
About 40 to 45 Hispanic students regularly leave during the school day to go to the mall, the movies and even unsupervised parties, local officials said at an Annapolis workshop last night. That's increased over the past few years from a group of 10 who frequently skipped school.
"The problem continues, and it's growing," Peggy Wheeler, head of the English language department at Annapolis High, said in Spanish to the group gathered at the workshop. "The promise of this country is there's opportunities for students, but they can't get them if they're not in school."
Solution sought for truancy among Hispanic students - Schools - (HometownAnnapolis.com) (http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/08_21-06/SCH - broken link)
More of our tax dollars being wasted on the worthless.
School and police officials are concerned a growing truancy problem among some Hispanic students at Annapolis High is leading to crime and gang activity and could land immigrant parents in deportation hearings.
About 40 to 45 Hispanic students regularly leave during the school day to go to the mall, the movies and even unsupervised parties, local officials said at an Annapolis workshop last night. That's increased over the past few years from a group of 10 who frequently skipped school.
"The problem continues, and it's growing," Peggy Wheeler, head of the English language department at Annapolis High, said in Spanish to the group gathered at the workshop. "The promise of this country is there's opportunities for students, but they can't get them if they're not in school."
Solution sought for truancy among Hispanic students - Schools - (HometownAnnapolis.com) (http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/08_21-06/SCH - broken link)
More of our tax dollars being wasted on the worthless.
If my kid were truant, I would not be at risk for deportation. Also, in the article it said that the parent meeting about this was held exclusively in Spanish -- there are those on this board that say only recent immigrants cannot speak Spanish. So, I am going to go out on a limb and say these are the kids of illegals. Oooh---- it also said that some of these kids are rebelling against parents that left them back in the home country while they came here to work.
Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, sounds like a duck anyone?
So, instead of having these kids go out and party and shoot off guns (per the article) I suggest they are deported. Perhaps living the peasant lifestyle will be good for them...fresh air and all that.
If my kid were truant, I would not be at risk for deportation. Also, in the article it said that the parent meeting about this was held exclusively in Spanish -- there are those on this board that say only recent immigrants cannot speak Spanish. So, I am going to go out on a limb and say these are the kids of illegals. Oooh---- it also said that some of these kids are rebelling against parents that left them back in the home country while they came here to work.
Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, sounds like a duck anyone?
So, instead of having these kids go out and party and shoot off guns (per the article) I suggest they are deported. Perhaps living the peasant lifestyle will be good for them...fresh air and all that.
ITA! If we don't deport them now, we will be stuck supporting them and their anchor babies forever.
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LOLOLOLOLOL Very good!!
