Mandan woman charged after child misses 19 days of school

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a Mandan woman charged with felony child neglect after her child missed too much school.

Authorities say the 8-year-old child of Samantha Lindgren accumulated 19 days of unexcused school absences. They allege Lindgren also failed to attend mandatory meetings with school officials.

Lindgren faces a felony charge that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison. Court documents do not list an attorney for her, and a home telephone listing for her could not be found.

The Bismarck Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/1CPai5S ) that Lindgren has multiple misdemeanor convictions in the past three years relating to failure to ensure her child’s school attendance.

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Information from: Bismarck Tribune, https://www.bismarcktribune.com