The issue of Truancy was raised in awareness in the Davis Joint Unified School District by the implementation of policy that hadn't been blessed by the School Board.
DavidGreenwald wrote several articles about it in his blog The People's Vanguard of Davis.
References
- CA Office of Education - Definition of Truancy & Policies
- CA Education Code - Truancy, Community Involvement in Responding to Truancy
- DJUSD Board of Education Meeting 9/6/2007: Truancy Management Plan
- Davis Police Department Citizens Advisory Board Meeting 3/14/07: Truancy Enforcement