Under state law, truant students can be referred to juvenile court and their parents or guardians can face fines, mandatory ...

"Although the 'minors in need of supervision' provisions of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act were repealed many years ago, a ...

Her record as a prosecutor navigating both paths has left her open to criticism that she either betrayed liberal ideals or ...

York County legal lion John Uhler retires, answers questions about presiding over high-profile homicide cases such as Witman ...

Truancy Officers Melissa Keller and Tahanna Francis said the district uses a holistic approach to address absenteeism and ...

A collaboration between local judges and Marshall County Schools has led to the hiring of truancy diversion specialist Mike Rose. "He's not going to be a correctional officer at the school,” Judge ...

Parents can be prosecuted if children between 6 and 16 years of age fail to attend school in Georgia, and children older than ...

Trustee Jeff Church disagreed and said, “baby steps are not going to work,” and the decreases in absenteeism rates aren’t ...

UISD, recognizing employees fighting against truancy, recently held its Attendance Awareness Proclamation Ceremony.

Associate Education Minister David Seymour says there will be no more teacher-only days during term time and schools will ...

Minister David Seymour says new measures aimed to curb NZ's low school attendance rates.

The acting principal of Belmont Primary School on Auckland’s North Shore has labelled a move to ban teacher-only days during the term a “kick in the guts” ...