Escambia County, Ensuring Your Child's Future

Parents in the Panhandle may face jail time if their children continue to skip school.

Officials in Escambia County are weighing a tough new penalty that says if children have 10 unexcused absences in 90 calendar days, their parents would be put behind bars.

Officials said children who miss that much school put their entire futures in jeopardy.

And locking up their parents because of it is such a good way to make sure their futures look brighter. Give me a frickin' break.