Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Tenn. lawmaker: Cut parent’s welfare benefits if child gets poor grades | The Raw Story

Tenn. lawmaker: Cut parent’s welfare benefits if child gets poor grades | The Raw Story:

'via Blog this'Under current law, parents can lose up to 20 percent of their benefits from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program if a child does not attend school. Campfield’s bill would increase the penalty to 30 percent and require children to make “satisfactory academic progress” in school. The TANF program is aimed at helping poor families pay for living expenses such as rent, heat, utilities and personal care items.
“Like I said, I don’t want these kids to be rocket scientists,” Campfield said. “I don’t want them to split the atom. Listen, passing a grade is not too high a standard. To say, ‘Listen, if your kid shows up at school at 11 o’clock in your pajamas, that kid is not ready for school.’ Families have to take a responsibility for having the kids prepared to go to school.”

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