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Feedback at 5:00- Kids Cutting Class

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A school in Connecticut proposed a new system to cut down on kids cutting class, bill the parents for every absence.

The plan is to bill the parents $75 every time their child doesn't show up for school. The new superintendent says truancy is a huge problem and it's causing behavioral issues in their town.

The school is also examining a community service option if the student's family can't pay the fine.

Neighbors who live near the school say students cut class and graffiti nearby walls and get into fights.

For today's "Feedback at 5:00," would a system of fines like this work in your school?