My question, Mr. Chairman, is, in a small community like Repulse Bay, I have seen students who quit school at 14 or 15 years old; they don't attend school again. I am just taking Repulse Bay as an example of what happens in a smaller community. What happens when a student quits school when he's 14 or 15 years old? Does he get registered and become a non-attender for the rest of the year, getting charged $500 according to section 28 of the act?
I think that is a concern of the parents. A lot of parents in small communities don't have any employment, and I don't think that is a very acceptable situation, to be charged for not registering your children. It just doesn't seem to make sense for a small community. If it was community work, instead of fines, it would probably make more sense; volunteer work as a punishment. So my question is, what happens if a child quits school at 15 years old or 14 years old? Does the parent register them and they then become a non-attender for the rest of the year? What happens in that case? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.