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Social services outlines truancy-mitigation slots, statute requirements and funding mix
Summary
Marathon County social services updated the committee on truancy interventions: statutory thresholds, the Attendance Correction Committee process, Mirror Image subcontracted slots, and funding split between state grants and county levy.
Marathon County Social Services presented an update on truancy mitigation, describing statutory responsibilities, the county’s use of attendance correction committees, a contracted truancy-diversion provider (Mirror Image), and the program’s funding sources.
Krista Jensen (Social Services) told the committee that the county focuses on “habitually truant youth” under Wisconsin statute 118 and that schools must notify parents and try interventions before a referral is made. Under statute 118, a student is considered habitually truant after 10 or more unexcused absences in a semester; absences can include being at school but not attending class.
Social Services funds a set of truancy-diversion slots using a mix of sources: the county receives a Department of…
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