Task force urges early intervention, funding to curb chronic absenteeism
A multisystem youth task force presented findings that transportation, family issues and bullying drive truancy and urged early-intervention practices, data infrastructure and targeted funding for school attendance programs.
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Nancy Weaver, cochair of the multisystem youth task force and director of youth justice initiatives at the Indiana Office of Court Services, presented a report on chronic absenteeism and truancy completed early in 2026 and summarized its recommendations.
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