Taking on Truancy To Reduce School Dropouts
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Woody Allen once said that 80 percent of success is showing up. But chronically absent kids don't seem to agree. Now some local schools are taking a more holistic approach to combating chronic truancy, which includes more home visits, phone calls and targeted classes to teach parents how to deal with children skipping school.
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Kavitha Cardoza
Reporter, WAMU 88.5 News
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I had near perfect attendance from 6th grade to 12th grade with one or two days that my parents forced me to remain home because of a 105 fever. I went to private school, so in my mind, if I skipped, it was the same as throwing my parent's hard earned money down the drain.
Students who have good grades shouldn't be punished for extra absences. I had a terrible experience in the sc public school system and missed as much class as I could as a result. I did keep my grades decent and graduated on time with my class. I found I did much better in college so I would conclude the school system needs to be fixed if you want the kids to attend.