Data from the Nebraska Department of Education indicates that chronic absenteeism is becoming a persistent issue among students in our state.
In fact, Nebraska court data indicates an elevated number of truancy cases filed in court over the past 5 years.
Legislative Bill 568, introduced by Senator Pansing-Brooks will not allow truancy cases to be a delinquency eligible filing.
Community-based services will need to be identified to address the absenteeism.
