Our procedure is if a student misses school, they're just counted absent. There have been no comments or big rush or threats of students saying they're going to leave.

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It was their moment. It was private. It allowed them to grieve. . . . It was so valuable.

215

It's too late when you're reactive. You're already losing kids.

196

We want to monitor concerns (to see) whether the problem is getting larger. We want to track exactly what's going on.

186

First thing we wanted to do is get all the residents on the west side registered. There are so many new residents out there.

185

They did it all last week and part of this week to strengthen the attendance policy. They had so many students coming in late.

148

Some years you get a group of students coming through and every parent wants to be involved, and it's wonderful. Every once in a while you'll get a year when no matter what you do you can't get anybody to run or you get a few but not enough to staff the community council.

118

It was two separate kids with two different gang affiliations.

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