22,421,921 members doing good!

Charges Dropped Against Honor Student Jailed for Truancy After Working Two Jobs to Support Siblings... as She REFUSES to Accept


Society & Culture  (tags: Dian Tran, americans, child, children, crime, education, ethics, family, freedoms, humans, law, rights )

G
- 354 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
The 17-year-old honour student forced to spend a night in jail for missing too much school after she worked two jobs to keep her family afloat has had the charges against her dropped. There was international outcry after Texas teenager Diane Tran was



Select names from your address book   |   Help
   

We hate spam. We do not sell or share the email addresses you provide.

Comments

Laurie S. (33)
Sunday June 3, 2012, 6:52 pm
The whole thing never made any sense. Just one big kangaroo court session! Guess there is no real work out there in the great state of Texas
 

Emily Drew (88)
Sunday June 3, 2012, 8:45 pm
Great news. But how in the world is it legal to give someone jail time for missing school? I don't understand. I mean I could understand her failing her classes but jail? What the heck?
 

Mm M. (420)
Sunday June 3, 2012, 9:39 pm
Goodness ~ I feel Really Crazy on this one!

WT?????????????????? This is just Nuts to me!
 
Or, log in with your
Facebook account:
Please add your comment: (plain text only please. Allowable HTML: <a>)

Track Comments: Notify me with a personal message when other people comment on this story


Loading Noted By...Please Wait

 


butterfly credits on the news network

  • 3 credits for vetting a newly submitted story
  • 2 credits for vetting any other story
  • 20 credits for leaving a comment
learn more

Most Active Today in Society & Culture

G M.

G M.
G's contributions:
Stories noted recently: 42
Stories submitted: 1376
Front Page stories: 107




 
Content and comments expressed here are the opinions of Care2 users and not necessarily that of Care2.com or its affiliates.
Copyright © 2013 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved