Punitive truancy policies mean US families may face fines, or even prosecution. A health crisis, recession and bad internet can make remote learning impossibleLast modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 11.51 EDTBut the bulk of her son Mark’s repeated absences, the Wisconsin mother protested, were the result of faulty school technology, including a Chromebook that wouldn’t charge. Debra Pratt, also of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, faced a similar situation this school year with her son Jason, who was fined for racking up 28 absences that the school district marked as unexcused – including the same day in late...…Punitive truancy policies mean US families may face fines, or even prosecution. A health crisis, recession and bad internet can make remote learning impossibleLast modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 11.51 EDTBut the bulk of her son Mark’s repeated absences, the Wisconsin mother protested, were the result of faulty school technology, including a Chromebook that wouldn’t charge. Debra Pratt, also of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, faced a similar situation this school year with her son Jason, who was fined for racking up 28 absences that the school district marked as unexcused – including the same day in late...WW…

advertisementadvertisementBy Mark Keierleber Five days after extremists used the fringe video gaming platform DLive to livestream a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, a youthful white nationalist logged onto the site and offered his take about the future of a movement he helped create.advertisementadvertisementIn a drawn-out rant, alt-right provocateur Patrick Casey downplayed the Capitol insurrection while deriding social media platforms for cracking down on hate speech supporting an overthrow of the U.S. government. As he spoke, he was rewarded with a barrage of animated lemons—the website’s...…advertisementadvertisementBy Mark Keierleber Five days after extremists used the fringe video gaming platform DLive to livestream a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, a youthful white nationalist logged onto the site and offered his take about the future of a movement he helped create.advertisementadvertisementIn a drawn-out rant, alt-right provocateur Patrick Casey downplayed the Capitol insurrection while deriding social media platforms for cracking down on hate speech supporting an overthrow of the U.S. government. As he spoke, he was rewarded with a barrage of animated lemons—the website’s...WW…