Can I help? Is this any of my business?

My niece is fifteen. She has probably missed more school this year than she has attended. In the past three years she's done home homeschool, public school and online classes. Nothing has been consistent
Her parents don't seem to be monitoring her or enforcing that she needs to go to school. Now she is talking about switching to an alternative school. Her parents don't seem to care about her education at all. They have the same problem with their son, but to a lessor degree. They would let him stay he for weeks playing video games and then say they can't punish him by making him go or taking away the game system because it's not their right. Umm, what?

I love my bro and sis in law, but this is just wrong on so many levels! I am so concerned for my nieces future! But they would probably get angry if I said anything.

Why should I do, what can I do that is not an intrusion on their parenting?

Nothing. Smurffy parenting sucks but it's really none of your business.

You're right, they'll probably get real defensive the minute you say anything.

If you want to help her, wait till she is 18 and then offer to help her enroll in community college or something in gen. ed. to help get her back on track.

You can talk to her about it, I guess, depending on your relationship with her. However, it really isn't any of your business. They are the parents, and if she's that truant, the state/school system is likely to intervene.

The only thing you can do is spend time with her & try to instill in her that he is messing up her own opportunities & her own life if she doesn't take it seriously.

There is nothing you could say or do to force them to change their ways. You can talk to your niece about the importance of school, but in all it's their decision. I don't know how schools are there and the legal policy, but if you miss too much school here, the parents get into legal trouble.

Damn. This I pretty much what I was thinking. I am just so upset to hear how much school she is missing.

At that age there is not much to do. Really!

I mean she is 15 and legal age to drop out of school is not that far away...kwim?
Weither she does it now or then, is not going to make a difference. The only thing you can do is show her how hard it is to find work later in life and go to college if she drops out now.