I'm guessing the school came to you and that's how you found out... I would take the bull by the horns and let him know you know. Keep anger out of the situation but straight up ask what's going on. Also make sure he knows if he continues down the path he's on they can lock him up and there will be nothing you can do about it.... if it persists take him to juvie and show him what that life is like... it might help scare him straight. GL

Chris, the school did call (in particular the teacher). This isn't the first time! But it absolutely shocks me that it's this particular class. The teacher stated that she had marked him as absent to the school asministration but yet I knew nothing. We've already been through the threats. J may have a learning disability (we are in the process of diagnosing now). But I don't know how to handle it all until the diagnoses is in.

I used to bunk school when i was in high school simply because it was so easy to do. My house was like 3 min away from my house. I also had behavioural problems acted up for attention i was the class clown and i was really funny. I don't know maybe his friends are and he joined them or a girl or maybe he isn't doing as well as he usually does. Recently my son had problems with French so i told him i would give him pocket money if he got A's it worked. I always reward my childrens achademic achievements with financial rewards. If my 7 year old goes up a book stage i get her a present say for 5 to 7 and take her to the shop to choose it.

Hope You Sort It Out! I also tell them if they don;t do weel in school they will spend their life in a rubish jub or have to waste time going back to college at my age. I also tell my daugher she can buy a house quick if she works she is the materialistic one.