As investigators combed through the life of the Robb Elementary school shooter, they discovered he was absent from school for hundreds of days before being “involuntarily withdrawn” from the district.
Despite the large number of unexcused absences, state lawmakers noted it is unclear whether any attempts were made by the school district to find out what was happening in the teen’s life.
Every district KPRC 2 Investigates spoke with reported having staff dedicated to tracking attendance and chronically truant students. However, how each district handles truancy can vary from referring the student to a truancy court to suspension, or even expulsion. “It just felt like I lost control of my education. Like, I didn’t have control over it. I just lost it,” said Hollins.“I had to,” said Hollins. “If I didn’t work, bills weren’t going to get paid.”
The program offers students a chance to earn credits needed to graduate high school or earn their GED. “When I first got here they didn’t see me as my problem, they saw me as Taiylar, like, they just saw me,” said Hollins.
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