Home-School mom charged with allowing truancy

(Editor. -There seems to be a rise in these kinds of stories - truancy being linked with homeschooling. Are parents guilty of this? What do you think?)

BY JOHN D. HOMAN
the southern

MARION - Williamson County State's Attorney Charles Garnati is taking a tougher stance with parents who fail to follow established curriculum guidelines when home schooling their children.

On Thursday, he announced at a press conference that he has charged Marion resident Kim Harris with permitting truancy, a Class C misdemeanor punishable up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine. Harris is said to have willingly and knowingly allowed her 15-year-old son to be truant.