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wcbstv.com - 11/23/2009

NJ District Proposes Charging For Kids' Detention

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joannejacobs.com - 11/24/2009

Charging parents for detention

— joannejacobs.com — Parents would pay a detention fee for their misbehaving children if two board members in Nutley, New... Jersey get their way. Detention costs the district about $10,000 a year in overtime and maintenance. The board members want to fine parents of "habitual" detainees. However, the policy may not ... (more) Charging parents for detention

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blogs.babble.com - 11/24/2009

Parents Get a Bill for Kids’ Detention

— blogs.babble.com — If your kids are troublemakers, it could one day hit you in the pocketbook. And we’re not... talking bail. A New Jersey school has announced plans to charge parents a fee for keeping their kids after school in detention. (more) Parents Get a Bill for Kids’ Detention

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Talk about the impending criminalization of our schools! Give detention kids community service? What's next? Prison? http://is.gd/4ZMQX 11/20/2009

NJ school district wants to charge parents of kids who habitually have detention; next punishment - - community service! http://is.gd/4ZMQX 11/20/2009

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Parents Get a Bill for Kids’ Detention
Strollerderby — ... The school district insists this isn’t a revenue source. It’s a means to cut down on discipline problems - if parents are paying, they might actually step up to help out with keeping their kids OUT of detention. ...

The price you pay for detention
Momformation — Are parents the key to getting children to behave in school? One district in New Jersey thinks so and is considering issuing parents a wake-up call in the form of a bill. According to CBS , Nutley School District is talking about charging parents when their kids receive detention. People in favor of the idea claim it would help parents be accountable for their child’s actions as well as save schools some money by having the responsible parties pay for a teacher to supervise detention. Educators stress that the plan would target habitual offenders and would not be imposed in ...

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Moms & Babies - People.com — ... These links are worth a click: Advice on when — and how — to toilet-train your toddler — Just the Facts, Baby Are single-sex schools bad for boys? — Jezebel Actress and mom Joan Cusack lends her talents to PEEP and the Big Wide World — PEEP Turn those letters to Santa into something memorable — lilSugar A New Jersey school district proposes charging parents for kids’ detentions — WCBS-TV Posted in Main, ...