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

The acting principal of Belmont Primary School on Auckland’s North Shore has labelled a move to ban teacher-only days during ...

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

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

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

Why K-12 students don’t show up to school — and how to make kids and their parents more accountable — was largely the focus ...

Associate Education spokesperson David Seymour has announced the release of a new resource designed to support the ...

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

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 ...

Associate Education Minister David Seymour said he would tour the country to talk with school and attendance officers about the system ... If we want better social outcomes, we can't keep ignoring the ...

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” ...

Parents of students absent for 15 days could also face prosecution, while changes to teacher-only days are coming, David ...