Articles tagged as: Truancy
March 14, 2024
Indiana schools have new requirements when students are truant
Indiana schools will be required to intervene when elementary students are truant under a bill signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Read MoreMarch 5, 2024
Indiana lawmakers divided on whether to punish families for school truancy
A proposal to combat truancy in the Indiana legislature raised concerns that it would push students into the juvenile justice system.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2024
Indiana lawmakers want early intervention for student truancy, shift away from courts
An earlier version of the school truancy bill would have cracked down by increasing family involvement with courts.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2023
Thousands of Hoosier kids missed between 10 and 18 days of school last year, per new data
About 40% of Hoosier students missed 10 or more school days last year, and nearly one in five were absent for at least 18 days, according to new Indiana data.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2023
New data shows about 221,000 Indiana students struggle with chronic absenteeism
The Indiana Department of Education says schools across the state have an attendance problem. The department introduced new attendance data and discussed possible solutions this week at an Indiana State Board of Education meeting.
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