Gothamist: Novel Idea: Making Parents Pay for Children's Lateness

augra

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:01:05 -0500

This patently does not work. Read the book "Freakonomics". What instead ends up happening is parents say "Oh, it costs $20 for me to show up late with my child to drop them off?" and weigh that fact and gladly pay. Everyone collectively thinks "Oh - that's it? Then I'll be late every day and ante up". The reverse occurs - it's a great idea in theory though but human nature will always weigh the easiest way to get out of trouble.

Eric

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:58:09 -0500

How exactly does the school force grown men and women to submit to this?

Rip rap

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 08:26:17 -0500

Sad and pathetic. The school, that is.

Crown Hts

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 07:56:25 -0500

I like making parents face their own issues with punctuality and responsibility. The real winner here are the kids. It teaches them to face the fact that their parents are basically adult children who occasionally need timeouts like them...and that if they're not careful they will end up just like them...

Urban Thought

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:25:38 -0500

This is laughable at best. But if it takes that for parents to be more responsible for school time then so be it.

Steven

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:37:39 -0500

Like I said in yesterdays post about this. STUPID! If I was a parent I sure wouldnt want to be "lecture" about being late.

Eric

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:54:32 -0500

Well, that's just stupid - all that will do is encourage parents who are running late to leave their kids home from school.

Toby

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:22:04 -0500

I have a feeling that this will lead to a multi-million dollar lawsuit when someone sues for wrongful imprisonment.

MissPinkKate

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:41:38 -0500

It sounds like a great idea, but if it were me, I'd laugh in their faces, say, HELL NO, and run out the door.