Show judge fines farmer 50 for not sending son to school THREE RIVERS MICH an amish farmer who served part of a 60 day jail term rather than send his son to ugh high school was treed freed after paying a 50 fine but he may be arrested again with three other members of his sect unless they submit to an order to send their sons to school the farmer sam bontrager was arrested when he ignored a notice that his son reuben 14 must attend high school I 1 ve been a farmer and reuben will be one too he said I 1 never bothered about school and I 1 don t think reuben has to given a choice of paying a M 50 fine or serving 60 days in jail bon trager at first chose to go to jail after staying two days however he paid the fine and was released justice J L van selous said that three other amish farmers have re calved notices similar to the oni on sent bontrager |