Truancy and “Absentee” Parents: An Anecdotal Comparison from the Parenting Trenches

By Brittany Strickland, CFCC Student Fellow 2014-2015 During a recent Truancy Court Program (“TCP”) team meeting, some law students expressed frustration about the lack of parental involvement in the Truancy Court Programs. Ideally parents should be at the table to discuss truancy with the TCP team and their child each week. After working with students…