County May Jail Parents If Kids Skip School
POSTED: Monday, September 10, 2007
UPDATED: 9:19 am EDT September 10,
2007
Parents in the Panhandle may face jail time if their children continue to skip school.
Officials in Escambia County are weighing a tough new penalty that says if children have 10 unexcused absences in 90 calendar days, their parents would be put behind bars.
Officials said children who miss that much school put their entire futures in jeopardy.
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