Cuccinelli: Sheriffs can assist in school truancy cases

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A sheriff’s office can lawfully assist local schools with enforcing attendance laws without a court order, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has ruled.

            The official advisory opinion was issued in response to an inquiry from Sheriff B.J. Roberts of the City of Hampton.

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