/tags/truancy truancy en-US Copyright Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:30:01 GMT /education/2016-11-29/truancy-reforms-in-dallas-schools-are-keeping-more-students-in-class Dallas school and county leaders have unveiled truancy reforms aimed at keeping more kids in class.Leaders issued 24 recommendations. Some need to be… Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:30:01 GMT /education/2016-11-29/truancy-reforms-in-dallas-schools-are-keeping-more-students-in-class Bill Zeeble /texas-news/2015-07-13/schools-courts-worry-about-new-texas-truancy-law GARLAND — On a summer day when she could be just about anywhere else, 15-year-old Brooke Swartz stands next to her mom in cheeky Bart Simpson Converse… Mon, 13 Jul 2015 17:37:34 GMT /texas-news/2015-07-13/schools-courts-worry-about-new-texas-truancy-law Terri Langford Texas Tribune /2015-06-23/texas-turns-away-from-prosecuting-truants Since the mid-1990s, Texas has treated truancy as a criminal offense. Now, state lawmakers say that was a mistake. Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:28:00 GMT /2015-06-23/texas-turns-away-from-prosecuting-truants Claudio Sanchez /news/2015-03-31/federal-probe-targets-how-dallas-county-handles-truant-students A civil rights investigation targets whether Dallas County has been too tough on students who skip school and sometimes end up handcuffed and in court.The… Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:00:10 GMT /news/2015-03-31/federal-probe-targets-how-dallas-county-handles-truant-students Associated Press