- Diane Tran, 17, thrown in jail for one night because of repeated absences from school
- Honours student has been working two jobs to keep family afloat since parents’ divorce
- Has been taking advanced placement and college courses in addition to jobs and missed school due to exhaustion
- Spent the night in jail for truancy
Petition for the decision to be overturned hereSaw this on the news last night. She was also fined $100, despite the fact that she’s clearly already struggling.
(via hiphopcheerleader)
If you let one (truant student) run loose, what are you gonna’ do with the rest of ‘em? Let them go too?
Houston judge Lanny Moriarty • On his decision to sentence a 17-year-old honor student, who (since her parents divorced and both skipped town) has had to work both a full and a part time job just to support two siblings, to spend a day in jail, after she missed school recently. Diane Tran, who also takes dual-credit college-level courses, says that she’s often so tired that she finds it difficult to wake up for school. But that didn’t sway Moriarty, who chose to make an example of Tran. If you think this sucks, we direct you to this Change.org petition.
To the parents and judge; What The Fuck??
(via swagandpassion)
This is some pure fuck shit. You know good and damn well this was overkill. And now that is going to follow her the rest of her life. And for what? So you can feel high and mighty.
(via inmyhead16)
i was gon say I KNOW THIS AINT A WHITE KID. and of course she isnt. shes asian. of course. fuck this country. i cant.
(via bad-dominicana)(via hiphopcheerleader)
