美國女高中生打工曠課過多被關進監獄

　　Diane Tran, a 17-year-old honor student in Texas, was forced to spend the night in jail last week after missing too many classes, KHOU-11's Sherry Williams reports。

　　根據KHOU-11網站的記者Sherry Williams報道，美國得克薩斯州17歲女高中生戴安娜・陳在上周因翹課過多而被關進監獄。

　　The Willis High School junior, who helps support two siblings, has both a full time and part-time job. She said that she's often too tired to go to school。

　　這位威利斯高中的二年級學生為了供養她的兩個兄弟姐妹，找了一份全職工作和一份兼職。她承認到自己經常會因為太疲倦而不想上學。

　　"She goes from job to job from school," Devin Hill, one of Tran's classmates, told KHOU-11. "She stays up until 7:00 in the morning doing her homework."

　　“她在學校一直忙忙碌碌地工作著，” 她的一位同班同學Devin Hill告訴記者，“她為了做作業常常熬夜到早上七點。”

　　In an interview with KHOU-11, Tran said she takes AP Spanish, college level algebra and dual credit English and history courses. Her parents divorced and no longer live near her, so she lives with the family that owns the wedding venue where she works on weekends。

　　在一段KHOU-11的采訪中，戴安娜說她的課程包括西班牙語預科課、大學代數、雙信貸英語和歷史。她父母離異且都不在身邊。她和一個負責婚宴會場布置的家庭住在一起，這也是她周末打工的地方。

　　According to Texas law, if a student has ten or more unexcused absences within a six-month period, the school district may refer the student to a juvenile

　　court. "In such cases, resolution of the issue is entirely in the hands of the court," reads a statement on the website of the Willis Independent School District。

　　根據德克薩斯州的法律規定，如果一個學生在6個月內有超過10次的無原因缺課，那么該學校所在的學區可將學生告上少年法庭。在威利斯獨立高中的網站上寫道：“在這種情況下，對于學生的處置將完全由法庭決定。”

　　After being warned by a judge in April about missing too much school, Tran was arrested in court on Wednesday and required to spend the night in jail. She has also been fined $100.

　　今年4月初，一位法官因“逃課過多”曾警告過戴安娜。本周三戴安娜被依法逮捕，法官判處戴安娜入獄24小時，她同時被處罰款100美金。

　　Tran's case has spread online, with dozens of news outlets across the country picking up her story. HelpDianeTran.com, a site set up by the Louisiana Children's Education Alliance in partnership with Anedot and Gatorworks, has raised over $28,000.

　　該事件在網上廣為傳播，全國的報社都在報道這件事。路易斯安那兒童教育聯盟與Anedot、Gatorworks聯合建立了“幫助戴安娜・陳”的網站(HelpDianeTran.com)，并已征集了28000美元的款項。

　　A petition at Change.org that calls for the judge to revoke the teen's fine and sentencing was approaching 26,000 signatures on Monday afternoon。

　　一項由“改變網”發起的請愿活動也已開始，他們的目標是請求法官撤銷對這個孩子的指控和罰款。截止本周一下午，他們已經征集到了26000個簽名。

　　"This remarkable young woman doesn't deserve jail," wrote a Change.org commenter going by Letitia Gutierrez. "She deserves a medal."

　　Letitia Gutierrez是改變網的用戶之一，她寫道：“這位優秀的女孩不應當被關進監獄；相反她應該被授予一枚獎章。”