Skip Your Kids Parent-Teacher Conference – Go Directly to Jail?

Listen up Moms and Dads...  a prosecutor in Detroit is proposing that parents who skip their kids parent-teacher conferences should spend time in jail.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is making the bold proposal to help call attention to the link between parental involvement and youth crime. Her plan would require parents to attend at least one conference per year or face three days in jail. Sound extreme? Given Detroit’s low graduation rate and ongoing crime problem, the prosecutor hopes her controversial idea will spark new dialogue and get more parents involved by any means necessary.  So, what do YOU think?