DID YOU KNOW
The action of staying away from school without a good reason: excessive absenteeism.
What is truancy
True or false: In Michigan, truancy is a misdemeanor charge.
False
A legal type of school support to assist young scholars with specific disabilities that negatively impact educational outcomes, as well as age requirements.
What is an Individualized Education Plan?
Are absences symptoms or barriers
Absences are generally symptoms of underlying issues or root causes.
Barriers can be created with chronic absenteeism, including lower grades, course failure, and a lack of support services
From a mental health standpoint, truancy, or excessive absenteeism, indicates possible instability and could lead to sudden transitions to unhealthy states of functioning for students and families (unhealthy coping skills, aggressive behaviors, aggressive communication, etc).
You will successfully complete probation within one marking period. True or False
False
You will successfully complete probation when you complete the terms agreed upon with your probation officer
Illnesses such as stomach aches, nausea, and fatigue are valid excuses to miss school with a same-day note from a physician.
True or false
True
BUT... Although these symptoms could be a sign of physical health, ongoing symptoms COULD ALSO be signs of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress.
True or false:
Children who frequently miss school are more likely to use drugs and to be involved in unlawful activity
True
Research shows that children who miss school are often involved in daytime crimes such as auto theft, burglary, vandalism, shoplifting, graffiti, and serious assault. They also become victims of crimes themselves.
A type of school support to assist young scholars with mental and physical impairments.
What is a 504 plan?
You are required to give your probation officer notice if you are going to miss school by what time?
8 AM
What are the following marks used for documenting absences?
A
V
D
A=Unexcused
V=Absent but parent calls/emails; school is aware. This is still UNEXCUSED and may be counted towards truancy. This includes pre-arranged vacations
D=Document for doctor, dentist, court, funerals, religious observances, based on the conditions outlined in the Michigan School Code
Consequences of this include a decline in school performance, loneliness, low self-worth, increased mental health problems, a potential increase in risky behaviors, and conflict between parents and teens.
What is truancy?
The only consequence I have with probation is going to school every day.
True or false
false
curfew hours, friends, overnights, extracurricular activities, summer school, and our Youth Center Program are just a few of the extra consequences.
This is or can be interrupted when students are absent from school
What is learning?
Test scores start to fall after a child’s attendance drops below 94% for a school year. How many days would that equal in a 180-day school year?
What is 10?
Is there a number to call RATHER THAN THE POLICE for interventions with teens?
YES!
989-723-6791 Children's Mobile Crisis through Shiawassee Health and Wellness
What is a common penalty that schools could impose for truancy?
Mandatory summer school
Explain our Youth Center Summer School Program
The number of absences a student may accumulate before they can be referred to Family Court as a Truant.
What is 10?
What rate of children in the United States who cannot read proficiently by the end of fourth grade could eventually end up in jail?
2/3
It is called the illiteracy to prison pipeline. It is when children switch from learning to read to reading to learn. They cannot master learning if they have not mastered reading.
Is there empirical evidence of a link between attendance and improved academic achievement?
YES!
When families have clear, timely insight into their child's attendance and how it connects to learning, they are better equipped to act before absences become chronic. That connection between information and action is where attendance, work, and family engagement meet.
If a young scholar is having symptoms of anxiety and doesn't want to go to school, what could a parent do IN THE ASPECT OF PREVENTION