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Florida mom arrested after child misses 33 days of school in 3-month period

34-year-old faces several charges

Brittany Messineo (Brevard County Sheriff's Office)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida mother was arrested Wednesday after her child missed over 30 days of school in a three-month period, according to court documents.

According to a court summons filed in May, 34-year-old Brittany Messineo failed to have her child attend elementary school in Brevard County 33 times from Jan. 23 to April 23.

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The student also had a history of missing school in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.

According to a report, the child had 102 unexcused absences in the 2021-22 school year and 79 unexcused absences in the 2022-23 school year.

Messineo faces a charge of failure to require school attendance along with failure to appear in court.

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Brenda Argueta is a digital journalist who joined ClickOrlando.com in March 2021. She is the author of the Central Florida Happenings newsletter that goes out every Thursday.

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