"Carol Costello" is a news anchor, currently hosting the 9 a.m.–11 a.m. edition of CNN Newsroom.

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By the state, by what the state would say, we could easily double or triple that, if we went after the most-chronic attendance problems.

We look at parents as partners. We're partners in working towards their kids' success. The last thing we want to do is to get in this adversarial relationship, but when you've exhausted every available option, there must be some bottom line, and there must be some point where you say you must obey the law.