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[quote=Anonymous][quote=NathanBacaABC7][quote=Anonymous]Are there not truancy laws? Why aren’t kids and their parents reported after the max number of absences?[/quote]

There are truancy laws. DC Code states after around 15 unexcused absences -- I don't have the exact number in front of me -- kids and their families are supposed to be referred to child protective services and the Attorney General's Office for scrutiny. We have records that indicate that rarely happens, despite students racking up those numbers of unexcused absences.[/quote]

What about the policy that if the student steps in the classroom when attendance is counted the students is marked present. What about the students who then leave the classroom and don't come back or repeatedly leave, there is no tracking system. In high school in particular students are very aware of that policy and to a lesser extent it also happens middle school for those students who are already exhibiting troubling behavior and in need of intervention. They don't get the appropriate help beaches on paper they look students who are failing to progress for "unknown" reasons, but regularly miss instruction because they are not in the class. Why are teachers force to mark attendance early, why not the last 10 mins of class to signify that students were present for the full-period and a half-credit if they left?[/quote]

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