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<div class=Section1><pre><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>Tom posted the article, and this part with the quote from Moscow Jr. High Assistant Principal caught my eye:<br
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>“<span class=GramE>if</span> the [truancy] issue can't be resolved, a student will appear in court. If found guilty, the student will be placed on probation through Latah County Youth Services, which could lead to wake-up calls and rides to school from a probation officer - or possibly getting tagged with an electronic monitoring device.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Moscow Junior High School Assistant Principal Kevin Hill said this can help families because students can be "good-sized" by the time they reach junior high and they need to get up and get ready by themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>"Parents can't force them to," he said.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>Now, maybe I grew
up in a unique situation, but my parents didn’t have a hard time getting
me to get myself up and ready for school.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>I haven’t had much problem “forcing” my kids to do so,
either.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It’s not that
freakin’ hard to get up in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>What gets me
about articles like this is that they somehow make me feel like my family is
the exception, while those who have difficulty with their children are the
norm.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I just don’t understand
how things can become so difficult and get out of hand.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Of course, everything’s not all
sweetness and light, but my kids know who’s in charge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>Then again,
I’ve only been a parent for 12 years.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>DC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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