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ERIC Number: EJ387115
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Attendance Is Important: Combating Truancy in the Secondary School.
Eastwold, Paul
NASSP Bulletin, v73 n516 p28-31 Apr 1989
Examines truancy characteristics, effective attendance policies, and workable attendance enforcement and remediation programs. One school district threatens habitual truants' parents with court action leading to fines and jail sentences. A worthy goal is encouraging both students and parents to take compulsory education statutes seriously. (MLH)
Descriptors: Attendance, Compulsory Education, Prevention, Secondary Education, Truancy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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