LR Truancy Center Designed To Curtail Trouble
By: Jocelyn Tovar, KARK 4 News
Updated: January 7, 2013
The new center opens its doors Wednesday at the old Garland Elementary School campus and is meant to help keep track of students trying to skip class.
It's part of a partnership with Little Rock police and the Little Rock School District to deal with truancy in a more organized manner.
Rather than taking students who are found out of school to just any campus, they will now be brought to a central location and as an added bonus will get a free ride back to their proper campus.
"Then at noon the school district provides a bus to transport them back to school in hopes they get at least half a day of learning," said Sergeant Cassandra Davis with Little Rock Police. "Make it easier for LRSD to keep track."
The new center also comes with a daytime curfew that applies while school is in session.
It's part of a partnership with Little Rock police and the Little Rock School District to deal with truancy in a more organized manner.
Rather than taking students who are found out of school to just any campus, they will now be brought to a central location and as an added bonus will get a free ride back to their proper campus.
"Then at noon the school district provides a bus to transport them back to school in hopes they get at least half a day of learning," said Sergeant Cassandra Davis with Little Rock Police. "Make it easier for LRSD to keep track."
The new center also comes with a daytime curfew that applies while school is in session.
