<![CDATA[Bizarre, given who the #Ontario Premier is, that they'd establish an absenteeism penalty for high school kids.]]>Bizarre, given who the Premier is, that they'd establish an absenteeism penalty for high school kids.

"You'll lose 10-15% of your mark if you're absent too much… unless your pager goes off, and someone needs to buy some hash – that's okay. But otherwise, stay in school, kids. Folks."

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/zazzoo/statuses/116449462490278584https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/zazzoo/statuses/116449462490278584Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:09:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bizarre, given who the #Ontario Premier is, that they'd establish an absenteeism penalty for high school kids. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:47:29 GMT]]>@jvschrag It really is. Plus creates intractable situations where a kid can't get back on track after a poor start to the year. Just railroading kids into bad outcomes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116448903142441607https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116448903142441607Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:47:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bizarre, given who the #Ontario Premier is, that they'd establish an absenteeism penalty for high school kids. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:06:53 GMT]]>@ottaross An absentee penalty is effectively a tax on poverty, or kids who have social challenges at home.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jvschrag/statuses/116448507575939962https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jvschrag/statuses/116448507575939962Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:06:53 GMT