Should parents be prosecuted for tardy kids?

Last week the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that parents cannot be charged criminally for children who are tardy to school, no matter how excessive the infractions. Justice LeRoy F. Millette Jr. wrote that interpreting the law to charge parents with misdemeanors for tardy kids was too broad and could be abused.
The case stemmed from two families in Loudoun County that faced charges, and fines of $1,000 per child, for tardiness. One of the families was later dropped from the charges because the children showed signs of improvement when it came to getting to school on time. Single mother of three Maureen Blake, however, had to take her complaint about the criminal charges to court (and all the way to the Supreme Court in the state) to have it overturned.
Her kids, ranging in age from 8 to 11, were tardy five times each, which prompted the school district to press charges and fine her $1,000 each child. One child suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, making it difficult for the family to arrive on time, according to mom.
This isn’t the first case of tardy or absent kids causing legal problems for their parents and also not the first time that a court has sided with the parents. Educators know that timely attendance is vital to the learning process for all the kids in a classroom, but is it really a crime when parents are not able to make this happen for one reason or another?
What do you think? Should parents be punished criminally when kids miss school, or should schools come up with a better plan?
Prosecution for late arrival? I realize that it can become an issue when children are repeatedly late since it negatively impacts not just the student, but also the other students and teacher. However, I feel like prosecuting a teacher is a bit much.
Parents, there is no excuse to repeatedly get your children to school late. Even for consistent offenders, I’m not sure prosecution is the answer. I do think it’s a shame that tardiness is so frequent that prosecution is being considered.
Prosecution is not a fair punishment for parents who get their children to school late. Of course, late children are a disruption for everyone involved. A warning system or maybe fines without prosecution are more reasonable forms of punishment that would (hopefully) be harsh enough to help stop parent’s lackadaisical attitude about the start of the school day.