Truant kid could lead to jail time for mother

A Bettendorf woman could face a month in jail after a jury found her guiltyof letting her 14-year-old son skip school. 47-year-old Mikayla Grant will be sentenced next month to up to 30 days injail and a thousand-dollar fine. Her son missed all or part of 43 daysduring last year’s first semester. The woman claimed she couldn’t make theboy go to school as he’d get violent when reprimanded.