School districts could have faced confusion — and even money implications — if a Commonwealth Court judge hadn’t issued the right ruling last month in a case that never should have been initiated, let alone reached such a high level of judicial consideration.

The issue was whether kindergartners are subject to attendance rules of other students. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson wrote that “once the election to enroll a child is made, the child is subject to the (Public School) Code’s compulsory attendance requirements.”

Kindergarten classes could be thrust into disarray if parents, once their children are enrolled, could pick and choose which days to send them to class.

Snyder County Judge Michael Sholley, who heard the first appeal, ruled that allowing parents to enroll kindergartners and then take them out of class whenever they wished would essentially create a system of free child care.

“School districts could not budget for materials, staff or meals if they would have absolutely no control or no idea how many students would be appearing on any given day,” Sholley wrote.

Such an unmanageable scenario would hurt school district finances — taxpayers’ money.

It was foolish of the woman who initiated the case to not acknowledge the logic of an organized kindergarten atmosphere. And the excuse she provided for pursuing the case was feeble.

She told officials that she was having trouble getting her twin girls up in time for school.

Anyone who has gone to kindergarten or school classes beyond kindergarten has had difficulty getting up at times. But a pattern of discipline and ensuring that children get to bed at a reasonable hour usually minimizes the problem.

The woman in question, Jennifer Ann Kerstetter, by her attitude about the issue, was not doing her job — fulfilling the parental responsibilities that come with enrolling her girls in kindergarten.

Even if not spelled out, that also was the message in Simpson’s written opinion.

Kerstetter said she had acted based on reading information online that indicated Pennsylvania kindergartners were not considered to be of compulsory school age.

That’s true.

However, with enrollment comes the responsibility of complying with rules and program guidelines.

Kerstetter should know what she must do to ensure that her daughters get the most out of their kindergarten experience.

Most parents wouldn’t need a reminder.