Rising school truancy rates dominate Montgomery town hall ahead of session

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Questions about how to improve Alabama’s rising truancy rates dominated a town hall Sunday hosted by Rep. Phillip Ensler, D-Mongtomery, who said that a new pilot program may be the first step in reducing chronic absenteeism. Like much of the country, truancy rates in Alabama…

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