I want you to think of all the times your child or a child of someone you know has been a victim of bullying; now, ask yourself how many times you've thought, "something needs to be done to these kids parents if they can't start acting right." I know I have and I know the city of Rockford has at least considered holding parents accountable for children constantly out past curfew, but could punishing parents for their kid's bad behavior actually work?

One city in Wisconsin will soon find out. Shawano authorities have adopted a policy that would fine parents of children who repeatedly harass and bully their classmates, primarily on social media and verbally in the classroom.

Parents will first get a warning of their child's behavior and be given 90 days to correct it; if the bullying continues they will be fined $366 and any other offenses within a year will cost $681.

As a parent of a kid who's kind of a jerk, I'd like to say that this could work. If I knew that I was going to have to pay $366 because he wants to be a jerk then I would do everything in my power to ensure that the behavior is corrected. However, if it's one thing I've learned over the years it's that no matter how good of a parent you are, you can't control what your kid does when you're not there.

What do you think? Could this actually work?

 

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