Comments on: Truancy and consequences

By: Lucy's Mom

Lucy's Mom — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:47:05 +0000

Thank you for the news! Hopefully, I will get to see the video soon. If the attendance staff and Ms.Fernandez do not get to work on that, why keep them employed?
ADA is important, the education of the students is crucial.

By: Kathi Booth

Kathi Booth — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:42:27 +0000

When somebody gets a reassurance from the Alameda County DA that they will indeed prosecute and ask for jail time then maybe people will join the “jail-em” band wagon.

By: John W. Kyle

John W. Kyle — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:06:59 +0000

All: The ada problem has been with us for mamy many yeaars...... What justificatuion is there for failing to use SB 1317.... the SHOCK value of sending just one parent to ail for a week would bring immediate attention to the seriousness of the need to cure a problem which has cursed the district for 20 YEARS OR MORE. iSSUING REWARDS TO KIDS WHO ARE ALREADY ON TRACK SOLVES NOTHING! wAKE UP FOLKS..... DEMAND IMMEDIATE ACTIOHN ! W

By: Kathi Booth

Kathi Booth — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:32:21 +0000

Lucy’s Mom,
I have many of the same questions as you do…and so did some of the board during the presentation. When it comes to high school students the best means to develop a plan is to interview them. They are not afraid to speak the truth and say what is wrong and why they don’t attend school on a regular basis. I hope that the attendance people and Ms. Fernandes listened to the board and will report back before March what information and insights they got from going to the students themselves.

By: Lucy's Mom

Lucy's Mom — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:40:14 +0000

I appreciate the hard work of putting together this attendance campaign. I hope it works; most likely we will see improvements at the elementary level, and maybe some at the middle school. It’s not going to work for high school students. I see too many students in the street. After I leave my daughter at her school, I passed near a middle school and high school, after 8:30 these youngsters should be in their classroom. What is the root of the problem? While setting this campaign, did the District people interview these students? Who are they? What do they need to make school meaningful to them? Have they talk to their families? Have school officials studied their school transcripts? My children are young, but I have neighbors that have their children in high school and they tell me the opportunities to catch up are gone!!!!!!! There is no summer school, no adult school, and the 8 classes a year program is no longer an option. What is the real plan for our adolescents? The two charter school will not educate these kids, or maybe they should. We should have them develop a program for students at risk! Ha! Not really, they only take the students serious about education, the minute students mess up, they are out!
We should demand a better plan for truant students in grades 7 to 12. The district needs to talk to these students. Not everything get solved by warming a seat on 24411 Amador St.
Trigliker: Welcome to the discussion!
There is no excuse for rudeness, most of us are interested in making Hayward a better place, not to hear someone patting himself on the back at every opportunity and insulting people left and right.

By: trigliker

trigliker — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:40:37 +0000

No. I am not kidding. Something has to be done. It is unfortunate that John Kyle is wanting to head this something up. He has a point about creating ideas.

I can see (by reading posts) why people do not want to work with him though. It is too bad that the idea is coming from him. I wonder if he will stop slamming people himself. But I guess with old age comes rudeness. But I may be wrong, I am not rude.

Solutions is what the school district needs.

By: John W. Kyle

John W. Kyle — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:50:31 +0000

Eric kURHI;

AnoTJER SLAM BY Sir Moore ! How many activities in public service, sa a volunteer, has Moo0re associared with? I wouldn’y mind his slam against me,. the pOPE OR THE r.c. cHURCH IF i THOUGHT THE GENT WAS MAKING AT LEAST AN ATTEMPT AT SOME VOLUNTEER EFFORT IN PUBLIC SERVI

By: Michael Moore

Michael Moore — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:31:01 +0000

Trig, you have to be kidding.

By: trigliker

trigliker — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:04:42 +0000

I agree with John Kyle. Something needs to be done. From what I am gathering, no one wants to work with him. Why not? To bad he is the one leading it.

By: John W. Kyle

John W. Kyle — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:56:14 +0000

All;

Wake up ! It is time to stir the pot…. contribute to ideas which might eliminate another $4,500 loss at a certain High School in Hayward!

Get hoing.. stir your juices… do something!