Maybe this will work, and maybe it won't:
INDIANAPOLIS -- A push to punish parents who allow their children to miss too many days of school is gaining momentum at the Statehouse.
An amendment added as part of Republicans' push for educational reform would make it easier to prosecute parents on charges of educational neglect, 6News' Joanna Massee reported.
It's been said here before, but it bears repeating: This might push some parents into home "schooling," which in Indiana is almost free or regulation and supervision. Lazy or uncaring parents can get away with anything, that is to say, doing nothing.