In light of truancy and youth crime measures, homeschoolers are warned against children and young people wandering around inner city CBDs and other malls during school hours.
Whangarei, Rotorua, Hamilton – I’m sure there are other centres where signs are up in shop windows and ‘mayoral launches’ are announcing schemes to reduce crimes.
I offer here an ID card on a .doc page that can fit 8 x cards/children’s IDs:
- Put in your child/ren’s info’ text, overtyping what is there. Keep the same number of lines or card will get too big.
- Add your child’s passport-styled headshot photo. Click photo in text box > insert picture > from file > choose from your files > insert.
- Click on text box (on right hand side) and right-click > “format text box” > size > 4 H x 3.5 W > OK. Adjust size of child’s photo.
- Delete or create the number of children IDs needed.
- Print on to white card in colour ink.
- and then laminate the 8.5 x 5 cm (5.5 x 3 inch) card – or put into plastic sheath.
- The child carries this if leaving your house. No fear, no stress – just a way to help your chn explain why they’re not in school as the officer may expect them to be.
