Many many years ago, my mother-in-law was confronted by a truant officer. She had supposed that floods lower in her town had meant that the schools were closed

Many many years ago, my mother-in-law was confronted by a truant officer. She had supposed that floods lower in her town had meant that the schools were closed and that her son and his buddies had a reason to be goofing off, traveling the streets in a boat etc. This was in Pennsylvania. I think that the truant officer threatened her with a ticket that would have led to a fine.