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

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

Efforts by school officials and tools provided by Pennsylvania keep chronic absenteeism in the Valley from approaching the ...

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

"Although the 'minors in need of supervision' provisions of the Illinois Juvenile Court Act were repealed many years ago, a ...

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 ...

New attendance rules could see schools chasing up the families of nearly half their pupils during the winter months.

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 ...