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Direct linkGleich-Bope, Deborah – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2014
Truancy laws have an interesting history in America. In the past, truancy laws were rarely enforced and resulted in the student's removal from school rather than troubleshooting the bigger issues that led to their absenteeism. Today, legislators are holding the families of truant students accountable and requiring school districts to keep a close…
Descriptors: Truancy, Attendance Patterns, Educational Legislation, Parent Responsibility
Balfanz, Robert; Byrnes, Vaughan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
America's education system is based on the assumption that barring illness or an extraordinary event, students are in class every weekday. So strong is this assumption that it is not even measured. It is the rare state education department, school district, or principal that can tell one how many students have missed 10% or more of the school year…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Average Daily Attendance, Educational Change, School Restructuring
