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Springfield ramps up truancy efforts
For each day a student misses school, it takes two days to catch up, according to research.
That’s why several Springfield entities — the juvenile court, juvenile probation system, Springfield police and the city schools — are teaming up to crack down on truancy this year.
A couple weeks ago on the first sweep, 25 students were brought in by these groups’ efforts, said Wynette Carter, chief probation officer for juveniles in Clark County.
Authorities are making another sweep today. When they find students who are skipping classes, they take them to a central location where they call the parents and try to determine why the student isn’t attending school.
From there, officials have a few options to try to get the kids back in school and choose the option that will work best to encourage the student to attend each day, said Carter.
Look for more on the sweeps tomorrow.
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