truancy

Cops come to mom’s home & hands her son a $439 fine for missing too much virtual school: Report
Coronavirus

Officials in one Wisconsin school district have reportedly cited hundreds of students this school year for missing too many days of remote school during the coronavirus pandemic. The Guardian reported that 249 “habitual truancy” citations were issued to students in Manitowoc who have five or more unexcused absences. Records indicated that 198 truancy citations were …

Mom outraged after 14-year-old led out of school in handcuffs for too many absences
School Crimes
December 16, 2018

Mom outraged after 14-year-old led out of school in handcuffs for too many absences

A mother in Oklahoma is speaking out against a school policy she believes treats truancy too harshly. As TownHall reported, the woman is upset after learning that her 14-year-old son was handcuffed by authorities after he missed too many days at Alice Robertson Junior High School in Tulsa. The Muskogee Public School district, however, says …