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Social services outlines truancy-mitigation approach, funding and school partnerships
Summary
Marathon County Social Services summarized statutory duties, local diversion slots and recent caseload figures, saying attendance correction committees and contracted diversion slots reduced court referrals since 2019.
Marathon County Social Services presented a county update on truancy-mitigation efforts on March 7, describing how the department uses state guidance and local partnerships to address habitual truancy and to limit referrals to citation court.
Krista Jensen, on behalf of Social Services, said the county’s role is to serve youth who meet the statutory definition of habitual truancy and to coordinate and help fund school-based diversion programs. The county funds contracted slots for diversion and participates in attendance correction committees with schools and community partners.
Why it matters: Social Services officials said earlier and more-coordinated interventions reduce formal court filings and better address underlying causes of chronic absence.
What the county reported: - Legal…
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