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Dec. 7, 2013
Legal leaders discuss truancy, school discipline
Attorney General Kamala Harris spoke at a statewide summit in Anaheim on Wednesday, addressing an audience of judicial officers, educators, juvenile justice professionals and community leaders about the connection between public school truancy and crime rates. The lecture was part of the two-day Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court Summit, which examined the effects that truancy, school discipline and trauma have on youth. Audience members learned about strategies to keep children engaged in school and heard about alternatives to school discipline policies that can lead to excessive suspensions and expulsions. Other speakers at the event included Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. — Alexandra Schwappach
Attorney General Kamala Harris spoke at a statewide summit in Anaheim on Wednesday, addressing an audience of judicial officers, educators, juvenile justice professionals and community leaders about the connection between public school truancy and crime rates.
The lecture was part of the two-day Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court Summit, which examined the effects that truancy, school discipline and trauma have on youth. Audience members learned about strategies to keep children ...
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