Re: Should Vice Principal Lose Her Job? - (*Warning-Gruesome topic\")
Those statistics are interesting. I thought it was a crime to leave a child in a car. I was shocked to hear that it wasn't.
This is from the article that Mrs. Utah linked,
[ QUOTE ]
Associated Press (AP) study "Wide disparity exists in sentences for leaving kids to die in hot cars" examined the frequency of prosecutions in hyperthermia deaths
* Charges were filed in 49% of all the deaths. 81% resulted in convictions.
* In cases with paid caregivers (i.e., childcare workers, babysitters) 84% were charged and 96% convicted
[/ QUOTE ]
Looks like we hold the paid caregivers more responsible than we do the parents.
Mrs. Utah, Do you think that Brenda Slaby should lose her job? Would you want her as an assistant principal at your children's school?
|