[Magdalen] School-to-prison pipeline, the ugly reality behind Spring Valley school arrest

[Roger Stokes]

On 31/10/2015 03:29, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
> Roger in the U.S. in the 3 states I've lived in the school systems state-wide get money based on daily attendance. Any absence for any reason is dollars lost. That is the theoretical reason behind the truancy scheme I described locally.

As I observed, that is an administrative burden.  It also means that a 
school's budget can take a significant hit if there's a disease 
outbreak, which happens regularly with the younger children, that hits 
attendance.

Roger