Many students who don’t like to go to school are punished by their parents, but, in this special situation, one of the parents was punished for a student’s mistakes.

Brian Gegner was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail after his daughter failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma. The man had been ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter would make a good student and earn her General Equivalency Diploma. As that didn’t happen, Gegner was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Brittany Gegner, who is 18 years old, said Monday she planned to take a required GED test this month, and that her father shouldn’t be blamed for her mistake, as she had been living with her mother the entire time.

"It was my wrongdoing, not his," said Brittany Gegner, as quoted by the AP. "He shouldn't have to go to jail for something I did."

Her mother, who lives with her near Hamilton, agrees.

"Brittany is almost 19 years old now and I think it's unfair to put her father in jail," said Shana Roach. "She's an adult now, and it's not right to rip an innocent man from his home."

Butler County Juvenile Court administrator Rob Clevenger Jr. explained Monday that the court still had jurisdiction in the case, as Brittany Gegner was a minor when the truancy problems came up and her father was charged, back in 2007.

Brian Gegner’s wife, Stephanie Gegner, said she and her husband feared he would lose his job if he served time in jail. She added that they did their best to keep his daughter in school, but she managed to get away every time.

The judge said Gegner may be released before his sentence is up, if his daughter passes the test in the following months.