truancy

After their kids experienced tech glitches or turned off cameras during online learning, these families were accused of truancy and received legal threats.
The senator has often said her district attorney's office never jailed parents of truant kids. But she left out some context during a 2020 candidate town hall.
The punitive impact of her war on truancy, she said, was an "unintended consequence."
The "progressive prosecutor" wanted to transform how California responded to students missing school. Parents like Cheree Peoples wound up paying the price.
In a 2010 speech, Harris boasted about her crackdown on truancy as DA of San Francisco.
This is one way to improve school attendance rates.
Truancy reform goes into effect Sept. 1, but questions remain about what will actually happen.