Is it against the law for a mother not to put a child in school? The kid is 5 years old.?
116393
It is NOT against the law but there are education requirments that the child must meet later, many kids do not begin school until 6 so this is not terribly unusual but perhaps the child is going to be home educated.
913302
Yes it is the law in the UK.  You cannot let a child leave (unless to an adult guardian) before the age of 16 and neither can they leave of their own free will. The police will return them to home xx
1123505
learning good values and integrity has nothing to do with what school you send your children to. it's all about what type of person the parents raise them to be. everything starts in the home.
202060
If you sign a contract with the school for enrollment of the child then YES they can. However, just talk to the school. They will probably be flexible on the situation.
274184
A lot of schools will not let a child start until they are 5 or 6.\nBut if there is a school that has children that young learning, I would suggest sitting in on a class or two with your child and see if you are both comfortable with it.
133913
When public safety is not genuinely threatened, and the suspect poses no particular risk of attempting to escape, the police have the option of handling the arrest and that the less obtrusive, less obvious way.  Assuming that this mother posed no particular immediate threat to anyone, the officers should have handled the arrest in the way least disturbing to the school community.  Unfortunately, an illegal alien is far less entitled to civil rights protection than a legalized citizen (under the law, not a reflection of my personal opinion), so there really isn't much that she can do about it.  If your child saw what happened, however, you should probably speak with him or her to reduce the chances that he or she will be afraid of police generally, or that the police will take Mommy away.  Please be careful, however, not to project too much disapproval for the police, or your child may get the wrong message.
1151167
It would seem to me that if the child is not yet the age of majority and still attending school(all though its consider \n"adult ed") and still living with you..the child support should continue.\n\nYour ex..could petition the court to have the child support cease, if the child is not living with you and/or if the child is not attending school.
1133679
I agree with Kristin, but I am a little confused as to why this hasn't been address previously. If you are babysitting, or taking care of the child, then it is perfectly fine to set guidelines, and to tell her no, or to put her in timeout, or take toys,etc away. However, unless you are told it's ok by her mother, I would not spank the girl. Also, I would recommend talking to the mother and your son in private, not in front of the child, to find out what, if any, kind of discipline happens at home. I also would be highly offended and incredibly angry if the matter was brought up in front of my kids. I do think that you have the right to an opinion, I mean I respect my mother's ( who am I kidding, I am my mother, lol), and if they are to marry, you will need to know as her presence will be a permanent one.
949874
If your child is causing other children harm their is a proper way many teachers are thought to restarint a kid. Other wise I dont think you are suppposed to.
635120
Unless she is seriously a bad mother and you can prove it.  You are probably not going to do well with this.  The only way I could see this working would be to take the kid and leave the country.  It's a bit drastic, but otherwise you'll just have to accept that the boy will live with his mother, probably as he should.  You can visit and try to stay connected, while you pay child support.
515704
Seek counseling, and realize that, but for the actions of your Mom, you could say goodbye to being an "A" student, captain of anything, and the list goes on.......at 16, you were definitely not ready for the consequeces...would you have had to continue living at home, and get help from your Mom?...if you said "yes", then you were not ready.\n\np.s. those advocating you should have kept the child must not have thought it through that her Mom would be shouldering a great part of this burden this girl brought on herself. \nI've seen  ALOT of teenaged girls get pregnant while I was their age....most quit school, end up on welfare...\nThere are those few girls who are fortunate enough to have parents who will help raise their daughter's child so she can continue going to school, but those are the exceptions, not the norms.
734410
NO..\nTHAT IS NOT THAT WAY IT SHOULD BE....\nNO NEED FOR IT TO BE ANY COURT ORDER OR COURT APPROVED ISSUE.\n\nTHAT IS BS.....POWER OF ATTORNEY IS AMPLE AUTHORITY\nFOR YOUR MOTHER TO ENROLL YOU DAUGHTER IN SCHOOL.
231207
Yes. All over the country a child is bound by school rules while at school, while going from home to school or vice versa, and while at school functions, even if they are not at school. For this reason, a student can be disciplined by the school for harassing another student on the way home.
440459
i think that is only being responsible as a parent.  i don't see where there is any problem. if the school has a problem with this i would ask them why and what guidelines if any they have for this situation.first and foremost the wishes of the child and parent should come first.
788519
I am not, I have a 4 year old son and another on the way.  I work both for financial reasons, as well as for personal preference.  I love my job.  AND I love my children.  I don't think that having him in school during the day is having someone else raise him.  I am with him every night after 5 and every morning.  We cook supper together, we play games, we learn, we cuddle, we have a great relationship.  On top of that, even though he is now an only child, he knows how to share his toys, interact with other kids, and because of his excellent school, is HIGHLY more developed than most children his age.\n\nI do not, however, see a single thing wrong with being a stay at home mom.  My sister in law is, and I can attest that she works much harder at home all day than I do managing my office!  I hand it to all of you ladies who choose to do this.\n\nI think that the thing that we have to remember is that is it a personal choice.  Going to work does not make me a bad mother, staying at home does not make her lazy.  It is what we have both chosen for our families and both of our families and our children most importantly, are very happy with our choices.  \n\nOur sisters and mothers did not work so hard in the women's movements of the 70s and 80s for us to stand here today and say that our way is the only way.  They worked so hard to give us a CHIOCE!
726222
As a mother of 3(and a day after all 3 of their P-T conferances!!) I absolutely agree with you..\nToo many parents out there coddle their 'poor innocent children' and don't even know the first thing about teaching them responsability and discipline..I really think that it is a major problem right now but will really come back to bite us in a few years when they are 'adults'.\nMy now 10 year old had major problems with late work and 'forgetting assignments last year. The teacher cared enough to call me and both her and I sat down and developed a plan to work this out together..we checked her work leaving school and I checked everything at home. It was time consuming for both of us; I also NEVER blamed the teacher-i made my 10 year old accountable and wanted her to understand that she needed to become responsable. A year later at her 5th grade conferance(last night!) her teacher this year had nothing but good things to say..how she dives into her homework at study time..asks for help and never has late work this year..plus she had almost straight A's..\nI think teachers are wonderful and are one of the most under-paid professions out there..\nUnfortunately some parents take those things as some sort of personnal insult or don't seem to understand that in a few short years their children will need to enter the adult world.\nI hope knowing that a very, involved caring mom(able to admit that my child isn't perfect!)completely agrees with you will help
196978
i don't know.  in CA it's completely legal no matter what anyone tries to say.  As long as there is no child endangerement/abuse/neglect going on, it's fine.  I am proof that homeschooling works and that the government should keep it's hands off of something that they've managed to mess up beyond repair.  I think it's admirable that you would dedicate yourself to teaching your children.  It will pay off in the end and will be appreciated.  Good luck!