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Mom Arrested, Faces 30 Days In Jail Because Sick Son Didn’t Go To School
Parents in one Georgia county can be arrested and tossed in jail for a month if their children miss too much school – even if the child is sick.
Mother and substitute teacher Julie Giles was arrested because she did not get a note from the doctor every time her son missed school because of sickness. She faces up to 30 days in jail and says she cannot afford a doctor’s visit each time her son falls ill.
Giles received a certified letter the day before Mother’s Day, informing her a warrant likely would be issued for her arrest (it was). She turned herself in and was placed in shackles, and then photographed and released.
Her son, Samuel, an honor’s student, had 12 unexcused absences, seven more than are allowed under school policy. The absences are considered unexcused because there was no note from the doctor. Giles says the doctor “reissued” doctor’s notes for all but three of the absences – meaning she was arrested for three unexcused absences, she said.
“The truth is l cannot afford a copay every single time they are sick, but I never want to send them to school when they feel bad or could possibly get others sick,” she wrote on her Facebook page.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/mom-arrested-faces-30-days-in-jail-because-sick-son-didnt-go-to-school/
