Inside the courtroom at Framingham Juvenile Court, Karrie Conley felt her anxiety grow as a lawyer working for her daughter’s junior high school outlined the truancy case against the girl. The child, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – There is a link between truancy and crime. District attorneys' offices across the state are ...

Pennsylvania public school districts are required to keep records of when students ages eight to 17 skip classes. They are specifically required to report when a student misses three days of classes, ...

News about a Michigan teen sent to jail for missing online assignments this spring served as a cautionary tale for how kids could still be punished for not attending class, even if their schools move ...