Parents jailed for child's truancy

A crackdown on students skipping school has sent nine DeKalb County parents to jail. Court records show the parents were arrested Tuesday. Authorities said they have obtained arrest warrants for 59 people. Georgia law requires children ages 7 – 16 to attend school. Parents can be arrested on a charge of educational neglect after their children have at least 12 unexcused absences in a school year.