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Cobb County judicial-led protocol aims to treat chronic absenteeism as upstream intervention to reduce dropouts and justice involvement
Summary
Chief Superior Court Judge Anne Harris outlined Cobb County’s cross‑sector attendance protocol and Project Pivot, emphasizing local, data‑driven, multiagency interventions and a five‑day truancy notification system.
Chief Superior Court Judge Anne Harris told the Senate Study Committee that chronic absenteeism is the “canary in the coal mine” for later dropout and delinquency, and described Cobb County’s locally developed attendance protocol and Project Pivot pilot.
Judge Harris said Cobb County’s protocol, launched officially Jan. 29, assigns named stakeholder organizations and staff leads, requires coordinated data collection, and sets a five‑day truancy notification and progressive pre‑court discipline process that escalates to court only after community and…
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