Dad jailed after daughter fails GED test

Dad jailed after daughter fails GED test

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CINCINNATI - A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter studied has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma.

Brian Gegner, who lives near Cincinnati, was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor.

He was ordered months ago to make sure his 18-year-old daughter Brittany Gegner, who has a history of truancy, received the diploma known as GED — something that hasn't happened yet.

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Being a responsible parent is extremely important, especially in the world we live in today, but when did the government get the right to make educational decisions for you. What if this girl has a learning disability?

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The educational system is meant to crank out low income workers, nothing else.

Originally posted by Quazga


The educational system is meant to crank out low income workers, nothing else.

If they keep our youth dumb then our youth will keep their youth dumb, etc..

Kind of makes you want to read fox news on the web while your pizza's being delivered and american idol is blazing away in the background.

[edit on 13-5-2008 by Quarantine]

One more time, a judge is interjecting his opinion where it doesn't belong. The judge is an idiot and should be removed. Let's get the guy fired, put his family through unneeded stress and possibly divorced... what the hell????