Vigo Co. Parents Face Jailtime Child’s Chronic Truancy

Vigo County leaders are stepping up efforts to get students in class, and they say parents could face criminal charges if chronic truancy continues.

Prosecutor Terry Modesitt says his office is working with the Vigo County School Corporation to create a process to respond to repeated school absences.

That process would start with warning letters and meetings between school officials and parents.

If attendance still doesn’t improve, officials say parents could be referred for review and potentially charged under Indiana law.