ALBANY — The Georgia Supreme Court recently upheld a state statute that holds parents of truant students repsonsible for making sure their children attend school.
The courts reached a unanimous decision against Channell Pitts of Jackson County who was convicted in October of several violations of the state’s Mandatory Education Statute.
By law, children ages six to 16 are required to attend a public, private or home school program.
Dougherty County School Police Chief Troy Conley acknowledges there is a problem with truancy in the county.
“Last year we had a hot spot at Dougherty High School around Tallulah Drive,” Conley said. “That is a large, wide-open campus with plenty of room to roam. Where we take them depends on the status of the student,” Conley said. “Sometimes they are serving a suspension so we take them home. If they are skipping school, we return them to school and hand them over to the principal.”
via Albany Herald | DCSS says truacy policy is being enforced.
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