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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums17 year old Texas student jailed for missing school while supporting siblings.
"Diane Tran, a 17-year-old honor student in Texas, was forced to spend the night in jail last week after missing too many classes, KHOU-11's Sherry Williams reports.
The Willis High School junior, who helps support two siblings, has both a full time and part-time job. She said that she's often too tired to go to school.
"She goes from job to job from school," Devin Hill, one of Tran's classmates, told KHOU-11. "She stays up until 7:00 in the morning doing her homework."
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After being warned by a judge in April about missing too much school, Tran was arrested in court on Wednesday and required to spend the night in jail, according to the above video from KHOU-11. She has also been fined $100."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/27/diane-tran-honors-student-jailed-texas-high-school-truancy_n_1549160.html
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You can help her at Change.org by signing a petition to have her sentence cancelled.
http://www.change.org/petitions/honor-student-jailed-for-missing-school-ask-the-judge-to-cancel-her-fine-and-sentencing
Also, if anyone has the resources to set something up to help her with her financial struggle, I would totally donate.
Any other suggestions are also welcome.
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)Hey, gang -- here's the judge's fax number (use the one for his Willis, TX office)
http://www.mctx.org/courts/justices_of_the_peace/justice_of_the_peace_pct_1/index.html
Also, here's the e-mail for the Administrative Assistant to Mr. Bret Jimerson, Superintendent of the Willis ISD -- e-mail: shill@willisisd.org
Also, here's a phone number for the Superintendent's office, in case you want to call in support of Diane Tran -- (936) 856-1216.
(from commentor on HuffPo)
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]It's at the very end of the "About this Petition" paragraphs:
D23MIURG23
(2,850 posts)silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]In any case, I hope it generates substantial help for this brave young woman.
Thanks for your OP bringing her to our attention.
D23MIURG23
(2,850 posts)Also, it looks like the donation sight has raised about $35,000 so that seems like an auspicious sign.
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Now let's hope the judge finds himself formally censured and penalized soon.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Can't believe this could happen here. That judge should be thrown off the bench. If he is elected someone should start a campaign against him.
My sentence for him would be to:
2) He would have to take over Diane's two jobs and give the money to her.
3) He would be assigned the job of taking care of Diane's two siblings until she finishes school.
This seems like a better solution to allow her to be able to get school.
EFerrari
(163,986 posts)DCKit
(18,541 posts)pacalo
(24,721 posts)Putting an honor student in jail for missing school due to family hardship is really helping her situation.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Beaverhausen
(24,473 posts)Where are they and why aren't they supporting their own children?
progressoid
(50,008 posts)renate
(13,776 posts)Universities should be falling over themselves to offer this young woman scholarships. She sounds amazing!