re: Students are increasingly refusing to go to school. It’s becoming a mental health crisis.

quote:

---

Was fixed with a belt in my day.

---

exactly. this is all on the parents. they don't want to inconvenience the kids. if you don't want to beat the little sh!t, they could start by taking the phone away, then the video games. if that doesn't work, cut the power to the house when you leave for work. you can make it so damn uncomfortable for the kid that they'll beg to go to school. but you have to do something. you can't just ask them to go, and when they refuse assume it's some sort of mental condition.