Jailing Parents for Truancy

Monday, 25 April 2011 | by Pat's Picks

No parent is excited to find out their child has been skipping school. But imagine their dismay to find out that they could be thrown in jail for it. The Baltimore Sun says more than 400 local parents have been cited this year after their children missed “exorbitant amounts of school” and about a dozen have ended up behind bars. Experts say despite the severity of the punishment, jail time isn’t necessarily an effective punishment for truancy.