Criminalization or Prevention

Some argue that truancy tickets, a practice used in Los Angeles, which requires that truant or tardy students  pay a fine, do community service, and/or have a court hearing is a useful practice that deters people from coming to school late or cutting school.  Others argue that this is another way that youth are criminalized because many students are fingerprinted when they get their truancy system, and it forces them into the court system.  If they don't pay the fines, they are denied other rights like ability to get a drivers license. 80% of LAUSD students are Title I, meaning their families are below the poverty line. That means truancy tickets are given overwhelmingly to low-income, majority Black and Brown youth whose families are now going to pay money they most certainly do not have at their disposal.  What do you think about truancy tickets?  Do they work?  What would be an alternative solution for getting students to school on time.  REMINDER: Your response should not be a sentence long!