Montgomery County truancy program gets renewed funding

Published December 16, 2011 12:00am ET



A program aimed at ending truancy in Montgomery County Public Schools has received funding from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance that allows the program to continue, Montgomery County Councilwoman Valerie Ervin announced Friday.

The program, which was started at Key Middle School in Silver Spring, has students meet with judges over 10 weeks to determine why the student is missing school.

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