The children and their parents started arriving at the West Pasco Judicial Center before 9 a.m. on a recent March morning.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Newly filed legislation by a state senator could shore up the state’s collection of truancy court information and provide lawmakers and education leaders with a clearer picture of how ...

Although "skiving" or "bunking off" school has been an issue since the beginning of formal education, there's no denying that things are getting worse – and that Britain has a truancy problem. In fact ...

A Ravenna landmark might become the site for a program designed to keep youth from entering the juvenile detention system. Judge Patricia Smith, judge in Portage County Probate Court and Juvenile ...

Consequences or support? That question dominates state lawmakers’ debate on how to address truancy in Texas. KPRC has shown you more than one million children are considered truant in Texas every year ...

District leaders said the update cleans up language and clarifies how schools handle absences and truancy.

HOUSTON – Truancy can be an indication of deeper problems in a child’s life. This is why the Texas Education Code requires school districts to use truancy prevention measures to try to keep kids in ...

Truancy referrals to the regional office of education dropped in 2024-25 after years of increases, with Morgan County and the ...

CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - Resources are being made available to families to help lower the numbers of truant students. Hundreds of students are truant each year in Caddo Parish. Many of them are ...

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — The Prince George's County State's Attorney is taking aim at truancy by holding parents accountable in court for their child's unexcused absences. During a March truancy ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is zeroing in on truancy to reverse stubborn trends in school attendance and youth violence and crime. In a bill labeled the UPLIFT Act, the administration is tackling chronic ...