No Child LEFT BEHIND? Representing Youth and Families in Truancy Matters.

Autor: Rivkin, Dean Hill, McGee, Brenda
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Zdroj: Clearinghouse Review; Nov/Dec2013, Vol. 47 Issue 7/8, p276-284, 9p
Abstrakt: The article discusses the role of truancy in education reform in America as of November 2013, focusing on the reported systemic unfairness of U.S. truancy laws and practical advice for attorneys who represent youth and families in truancy-related matters. According to the article, educational neglect proceedings are a common strategy for remedying poor school attendance in the U.S. Juvenile courts and child welfare systems are mentioned, along with claims of prosecutorial abuse.
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