Teenager jailed for 24 hours for skipping class Mary Elliot, Tran's employer at the wedding venue, said: "She's a straight-A student. She keeps her grades up, but sometimes she oversleeps, because she's been working. Kids are kids. If they're kind of by themselves, help them don't harm them. Diane is studying Spanish, English, history and algebra at Willis High School near Houston. Judge Lanny Moriarty defended his ruling, saying he had warned Tran at a hearing last month not to miss any more school. When she missed another day he issued a summons and had the teenager arrested when she appeared in court. In addition to sending her to spend the night in Montgomery County Jail, he ordered her to pay a $100 fine. The judge said: "If you let one run loose, what are you gonna' do with the rest of 'em? Let them go too? A little stay in the jail, for one night, is not a death sentence. Following publicity about the case an online campaign to support Tran has raised $28,000. More than 26,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the sentence to be removed from her record.