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KINGWOOD - Circuit judges across West Virginia will soon begin developing tailor-made strategies for keeping children in school - in some cases, holding those who encourage or allow truancy accountable, state Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis said Thursday.
Truancy is a problem that schools deal with first, Davis said at a gathering of the American Federation of Teachers, but it typically leads to the court system and can cause bigger problems for society.See the full content of this document
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Courts Step in to Help End Problem of Truancy
Experts say truancy often leads teens to drop out in middle or high school and puts them at risk for drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy and delinquency. Students who quit high school have a harde...
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