Mass. teachers/schools calling the cops on parents of kids who don't show up for Zoom classes

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It's a complex issue. Working a school, what are you supposed to do when a student hasn't shown up for a month in the middle of a pandemic? I think there's a requirement in the law that you have to report to the proper authorities within a certain window of time after a certain number of absences.

That doesn't mean files need to be charged (unless there's good reason), but to check-up on the child(ren) and then connect the families with social workers or whatever supports might be needed. And that's what the article says... they called state social workers, not cops.

It all depends on how it's handled. If they actually provide support or not.

I doubt this was a "they missed a week of school" or that the school was given any note for why.

It makes sense it would happen more in communities of color, since unfortunately that often correlates to lower-income, which means less steady housing, access to steady WiFi, parents available to be home to ensure their students actually go online or even knowing that the school is requiring, etc.