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District-backed truancy center reports roughly 300 students served; officials say program improves promotion rates
Summary
Jimmy Lestage, who runs the Truancy Assessment and Service Center, told the board the program served 316 students this year and that the majority progressed to the next grade; the center also pursues court action in persistent parental noncompliance.
Jimmy Lestage, the district attorney who runs the Truancy Assessment and Service Center (TASC) in partnership with the school board, reported to the Beauregard Parish School Board on June 10 that the program worked with roughly 316 students during the year and that most participants were promoted to the next grade.
Lestage told the board that…
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