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Truancy
Intro Text
The Truancy Program is a collaborative effort between the Juvenile Court, the 75th District Court, Midland County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Community Mental Health for Central Michigan and Midland County's public schools. The program addresses truancy with a continuum of interventions starting in the schools and leading up to Court involvement as a last resort.
School truancy is a serious concern for our youth in Midland County. Truancy is not only detrimental to success in education, but is a gateway to delinquent and criminal activity. Research concludes that chronic absenteeism is the most powerful predictor of delinquent behavior.
The Michigan Compulsory Attendance Law currently states that students must attend school from age six to eighteen years of age.
Community School Model
A collaboration between our local schools, Department of Human Services, the Juvenile Court and local service providers to promote elementary school attendance and to identify and decrease the barriers families face for their child to be successful.
Midland Daily News Articles
School-Justice Partnership
The program vision of “Justice. School. For All.” and identifies three objectives:
• to reduce school absenteeism
• increase graduation rates
• reduce delinquency across the state
Truancy Protocol & Forms