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Ed on Truancy
By law every child needs to be in school a minimum of 180 days out of the year. Ed supports the Districts efforts and particularly that of individual principals and teachers to maintain high attendance rates. However schools can’t to it alone, parents have the responsibility to set a good example for their children by not only having them in school but also on time to school and ready to learn. When parents fail or have circumstances that prevent them from performing their duties Ed also supports the efforts of BCSD along with the DA’s Office, Kern County Probation, County Human Services, Child Protection Services or other law enforcement or social service agencies to help encourage and if necessary enforce mandatory school attendance.
The problems underlying truancy are diverse and require equally diverse responses. One of these responses requires BCSD to appraise a family situation to determine whether a social service support agency referral might better meet the needs of the student and/or family in reducing the student’s absences. If this first approach yields no results, Ed supports the threat of further court action through the DA’s Office, for both the parent and child, until the child is back in class.
Children can’t learn if they are not in school. Ed has a long and comfortable relationship with law enforcement agencies he will draw on this experience to continue the learning opportunities of all BCSD children.
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Parents Tip Sheet on Improving School Attendance
- No TV on school mornings
- Teach them to set and use their own alarm clock or clock radio
- Choose clothes the night before
- Have schoolwork and lunch ready & laid out, ready to go
- Bathe or shower in the evening
- Walk to school or the bus stop with another child who is always on time
- Go to bed 10 minutes earlier and get up 10 minutes earlier
- Help your child relax before bedtime with a story, instead of the stimulation of television
- When you child is ready for school on time, remember to let him or her know how much this helps the whole family
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Ed Herrera For BCSD School Board 
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