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Deputy warns high truancy rates are straining school and law enforcement resources; board requests absenteeism review
Summary
Deputy Andi Bishop told trustees that high truancy rates divert critical administrative and law enforcement resources from emergencies and abuse investigations. Trustees asked staff to provide Q1/Q2 absenteeism data and district comparisons and to evaluate the need for a truancy officer.
During the Jan. 15 meeting Deputy Andi Bishop addressed general public input, warning that 'high truancy rates place an additional burden on these resources'—referring to administrative and law enforcement personnel needed for school-based emergencies and investigations. Her remarks framed truancy as a community safety and resource-allocation concern.
In response, Trustee Larry Small requested the board place a March agenda item to review Q1/Q2 absenteeism data, including a comparative district analysis and an evaluation of the need for a truancy officer. Administration clarified that students enrolled in other counties under waiver are no longer under the district’s jurisdiction and that the district currently maintains no students in correctional facilities.
