Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee.WHAT IS TRUANCY?Truancy is defined as an unexcused absence for any portion of the school day or any portion of a particular class without justifiable reason as determined by the administrator or designee. Truancy represents a blatant, intentional violation of compulsory attendance on the part of the student and will be handled in agreement with school rules and procedures.Source: http://bradleycounty.tn.bch.schoolinsites.com.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley Central High School is serious about getting its students to class every day of the school year.
On Thursday evening at the high school’s Fine Arts Building, school officials and Juvenile Court Magistrate Kurt Benson addressed more than 100 students and parents on the measures they will take to stop truancy.
However, the purpose of the presentation was “preventative, not punitive,” Principal Todd Shoemaker told the students and their families.
The attending students and parents were there by special invitation, said Greg Geren, an assistant principal. Each invited student had accumulated 13 or more days of unexcused absences in the 2010-11 school year.