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Trustees discuss absenteeism, incentives and juvenile-court referrals as attendance tools
Summary
Board reviewed staff feedback on chronic absenteeism and discussed positive incentives, parent education and juvenile court referrals (SAAB/JPO) as mechanisms to address truancy; board emphasized incentives and school-level efforts over direct fines by trustees.
Trustees and district staff reviewed suggestion-box feedback that identified chronic absenteeism and low parental engagement as a recurring problem across Lyon County schools.
Superintendent Logan summarized the concerns and said the district is pursuing reading and attendance interventions. Trustee Whistler raised the question of penalties for parents and noted the board does not have authority to directly fine…
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