The Operation Stay-in-School (OSIS) program was developed to reduce truancy before it diminishes the value of the student's education, leads to other problems such as increased burglary, vandalism, and drug abuse, and reduces the school district's attendance revenue. Truants apprehended by police are taken to OSIS reception centers where they are counseled by attendance personnel, and parents are asked to return them to school. The program, operating in several school districts in California, has been credited with reducing unauthorized pupil absence and has also been correlated with lower incidences of juvenile crimes in those districts. (Author)