PRESS RELEASE
 

11th ANNUAL TRUANCY SWEEP
36 PARENTS IN CUSTODY

District Attorney Jan Scully is pleased to announce the success of the today’s truancy - SARB sweep in Sacramento County. These sweeps are intended to send a strong message to irresponsible parents - that they will be held criminally responsible if their school age children fail to obey the compulsory school attendance laws.

Today multiple law enforcement agencies coordinated the effort to arrest parents who shirk their responsibility for seeing that their children attend school. Approximately seventy-three (73) arrest warrants were issued for parents charging a violation of Penal Code Section 272, contributing to the delinquency of a minor for failing to send their children to school. Out of those 73 arrest warrants, 36 people were arrested. Nine additional individuals were arrested during the sweep today for various other violations of the law.

Without the commitment and collaboration of the community and law enforcement agencies this truancy sweep would not have such a profound impact on ensuring that parents take responsibility for keeping their children in school.

Contact: Lana Wyant
Special Assistant Deputy District Attorney
(916) 874-5907