Public flogging of parent!Sincere question. What are some better ways?
It's all about the parents. Momma was drunk. Momma was stoned. Ain't no daddy. After the school called Grandma or somebody finally drug them to school.
When my kids were in elementary school there were kids who showed up 30-45 minutes late. Repeatedly.
Then they told the teacher or whomever they were hungry.
Which got them sent to the cafeteria for an hour or so. For their "free" breakfast.
Then about 10 o'clock they would drift into class, where because of "no child left behind" the teacher would have to try and get those kids up to speed with the rest of the class.
This affected the other students from getting a good education.