(May 22, 2015 at 1:38 pm)Nope Wrote:Quote:Because truants in Texas are prosecuted as adults, all of the proceedings — hearings in which children and their families must answer personal questions about ordinary adolescent conflict and their sometimes-painful struggles with poverty — are held in open court
I don't understand this. If they are charged as adults then how can they be charged with truancy?
That issue was raised in the very first reply, in post 2 of this thread. Apparently, the answer is, "it's Texas." (From post 3.)
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