Laws criminalizing absenteeism all share a fatal flaw: they ignore why students are absent in the first place.

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Some classrooms are becoming makeshift courtrooms. Kids skipping class is a problem Durham Public Schools has struggled with for years. Only 94 percent of students attended school last year, giving ...

OCALA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two Florida parents were recently jailed for not ensuring their children were attending school. According to a release, truancy court Judge Brad King, who oversaw both cases, ...