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Council extends truancy‑referral pilot to allow DHS final report and avoid lapse
Summary
The Council extended emergency temporary legislation for a pilot that refers chronically absent secondary students to the Department of Human Services, keeping five high schools in the pilot while DHS finalizes its report.
The Council approved PR26‑218, extending a pilot program that refers secondary students ages 14 to 17 with chronic unexcused absences to the Department of Human Services (DHS). The pilot, which the Council designed to test the mayor’s proposal to change truancy referrals, selects five secondary schools for referral and requires DHS to report preliminary and final results. Councilmembers urged timely reporting and stressed…
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