I think it's very important for parents to be involved in their child's education. But I don't think that state can or should mandate that via jail time threats. I think Worthy is overreaching. Not every issue can be solved by putting someone in jail. And Worthy (and the City of Detroit) have much more pressing criminal matters to handle.

Skip Parent-Teacher Conference and go to jail


"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
Winter is Coming

Now this is the Law of the Jungleā€”as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.