tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post2925353305513756957..comments2024-03-10T23:44:30.359-05:00Comments on Racine Post: Racine's Truancy Reduction RootsDustin http://www.blogger.com/profile/10717778498642473701noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-89182364584412076692008-10-07T09:34:00.000-05:002008-10-07T09:34:00.000-05:00It seems to me that "loss of funding" is not a leg...It seems to me that "loss of funding" is not a legitimate excuse to turn our backs on today's youth. As a community we should be ensuring that when one door closes...Another should open to take these types of necessary programs to the next level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-66034406961812121972008-10-06T10:33:00.000-05:002008-10-06T10:33:00.000-05:00Well done article.What did all this effort cost an...Well done article.<BR/>What did all this effort cost and what were the returns.<BR/>Of the original group of 25% way back in 1998(?), how many eneded up graduating. How much $$ was spent by all the agencies? So, what was the $$/potential loser? I bet it was a big number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-46399240102394070932008-10-06T09:41:00.000-05:002008-10-06T09:41:00.000-05:00Children under the age of 18 legally have to be in...Children under the age of 18 legally have to be in school. Many, many years ago, one could "drop-out" at the age of 16, but that has changed to 18. This is such a complicated issue that needs to be addressed by the families, the school, and the community. It's usually not a single level intervention that will make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-17233326141371470742008-10-05T22:34:00.000-05:002008-10-05T22:34:00.000-05:00I was just going to ask just who they are counting...I was just going to ask just who they are counting? Do children quit school and they are not counted (as per how many under 18 years of age that are supposed to go to school). If we have (let's say) 100 kids under 18 in Racine, 20 "drop" out of school and 5 students "skip" school is our truancy rate 5% or 25% or 16%?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-72502335139600193282008-10-05T21:36:00.000-05:002008-10-05T21:36:00.000-05:00I really wonder how they spin these numbers. I'm ...I really wonder how they spin these numbers. I'm a high school teacher and in one class alone, I've got at least 5 students I haven't seen since the first day of school! Many others are way over the five-unexcused absence days! This is baloney -- they make these numbers go down the same way they are telling us not so many kids are getting suspended. It's hard to count kids as suspended when they try to violate law and send them right back to the classroom or when administration limits the number of blue slips that can be handed out to a teacher at any given time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com