Honor student Diane Tran, 17, was arrested and sentenced to 24 hours in jail and $100 dollar fine by a Tx. judge. Photo: CNN
A 17-year-old honor student was sentenced to 24-hours in jail and a $100 fine by a Montgomery County, Tx. judge for missing too many classes, CBS Atlanta reports.
Judge Lanny Moriarty told CBS Atlanta he wanted to make an example of?Diane Tran, saying ?If you let one run loose, what are you gonna? do with the rest of ?em??
Tran works two jobs in addition to taking advanced-level classes in an effort support herself and her younger sister after her parents split and left the teens to, basically, fend for themselves, she told CBS.
The full report and video interview?are available on CBSAtlanta.com.
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