On the HEM-Networking discussion list, reader Cindy Deutsch posts a newspaper article and rightly asks, “Is this a new twist on daytime curfews?”
The article in question is from the Rockford Star, in Rockford, IL. The article is titled “Littering Statute Clears Hurdle,” and the curfew issue is only a side issue:
The committee also discussed a proposed daytime curfew, but delayed a vote until next week to give aldermen and city staff more time to tweak the ordinance.
Specifically, aldermen have questions about home-schooled children and the level of discretion police would use in stopping children.
City attorney John Gilberti is working with aldermen on potential amendments and said the curfew is not designed to target truants, but rather the crime that stems from having underage children out on the streets.
The ordinance, which does not establish a specific curfew time, would require children who skip school to attend counseling, as well as face fines and community service.
Parents could also be required to pay for their own counseling or perform community service and attend school with their children.
There’s also a good article by Susan Ryan about the Rockford Daytime Curfew at the AHA’s main blog:
American Homeschool Association
An excerpt:
“This unfortunate idea, daytime curfew, is where our legislators could be communicated with about how this takes from the law abiding citizens.”