Virginia School System Goes Too Far in Mark Denicore's School Truancy Case
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Judge sets trial date in Loudoun school-tardiness case
By Emma Brown
Amy Denicore helps her daughter Daisy, 7, with a school project. (Astrid Riecken - FOR THE WASHINGTON POST) Amy and Mark Denicore are headed to a full-blown trial to defend themselves against charges that they violated Virginia law by making their kids late to elementary school too often.
The Loudoun County couple was arraigned Monday morning in juvenile and domestic relations court. Judge Pamela L. Brooks set a trial date of March 14.
The Denicores are each charged with three Class 3 misdemeanors, each of which carries a maximum fine of $500. Their three children, ages 6, 7 and 9, have been late to school almost 30 times since September. Most of their tardies were three minutes or less.
Their case has sparked debate about whether the school system is overreacting to a minor offense or rightly clamping down on a habit that's disruptive to teachers and other students.
