That's statutory damages on a wrongful conviction.

This is an entirely different situation, and the amount would not be statutory.

The craziest part of this is that a school district thinks that the overnight location of the vehicle used to transport a student has anything to do with the location of the residence. Especially when that data is from a time period when the school isn't in session.

I can think of a half dozen valid scenarios why the vehicle used for school drop off is parked away from the student's residence at night.

e.g. Vehicle belongs to a non-custodial parent from out of district who handles drop off. Vehicle is used by a household member to do overnight shift work. Family just moved, of course their vehicle wasn't being parked in the district in July. ALPR character recognition error. Parent and student live elsewhere in the summer, and still qualify as residents within the district.

It sometimes boggles the mind the amount of inflexibility that people doing these jobs have/are willing to use, especially in something so consequential.

Click through to the article you are commenting on, it’s very clear. It is a link to the official government site for British Columbia, a large province encompassing the entire pacific coast of Canada.

That’s what the actual news release and title say if you read the article you are commenting on.

Not sure why the title got changed for this post.

1. Class attendance is frequently optional, but students still attend.

2. I had a prof. that didn't require homework be done. He would give out "practice fun" and would gladly sit down, give feedback and 1:1 time to those who completed it, or tried. He also pointed out that it was rare to pass the exams for students who didn't do "practice fun". Most people did the work.

It leads me to believe - from my own experience too - that students generally aren't stupid, and will gladly do the work if there is a point. Plenty of homework is pure busywork though, even at the college level.