Tag Archives: truancy
Ghosts of Truancy Laws Past
This school year, for the first time in 20 years, Texas students won’t face criminal penalties for missing school. Texas is one of just two states in the coun...Read More
Truancy Reform Legislation Headed to the Governor
Truancy reform legislation, which would decriminalize Texas’ punitive system for handling students who miss school, has made it to the governor's desk....Read More
Truancy Decriminalization Bill Could Squeak Through Legislature
After a long stand-off between the House and Senate, a last-minute compromise may save the prospects of truancy reform, which has gained broad bipartisan suppor...Read More
State of Texas: How Truancy Is Turning Kids into Criminals
The truancy system in Texas proves that sometimes the best intentions have the worst consequences. A law designed to keep kids in school is now responsible for ...Read More
Senate Moves to Decriminalize School Truancy
Under his legislation, Whitmire said school administrators and judges would have all the same tools they have now to try to ensure kids are not skipping school....Read More
Report: Texas Prosecutes More Truancy Cases Than All Other States Combined
A new report by Texas Appleseed finds Texas prosecutes kids for truancy twice as often as all other states combined, targeting minorities....Read More
Tough on Truants
If students skip class, Texas law is there to reel them back in....Read More
School House Crock
Why is Texas prosecuting adults for dropping out?
In the fall of 2007, LaDarrius Gunn’s senior year of high school started fine. A lightning-fast cornerback and kick returner, Gunn starred at Paris High and h...Read More