His family recently received a truancy letter because his absence from school was unexcused. Richard Wilson California’s strict truancy laws are rubbing some parents the wrong way. A student ...

When those sick days add up without a doctor's note, parents are sent letters warning their child ... that all school age children be in regular attendance. Well, how do we do that with COVID ...

In most communities, the reaction toward truancy is not demanding enough. Time in school is basic to receiving a diploma and an approach to crime prevention. School districts devote large sums of ...

The letter lets parents know they must attend the Early Warning Truancy Program with their child at the Civic Center next week. Each letter lets parents know which day they must attend their session.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Some 15,000 families have received letters from the District Attorney’s Office demanding they attend truancy sessions, but some question the validity of the attendance data.

Having Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy working with the counties’ school districts to combat school truancy is an innovative idea. I recently learned about this program from an ...