Better Be in School or They'll Be Lookin' For Ya

I've always heard people say that attendance is important but I never knew why...well, I finally got the answer...they will come looking for you!

Attendance agents for Detroit Public Schools were on a prowl for parents of students that have missed school. About 50 attendance agents went knocking on doors to get answers. They went searching for those students who missed the most important day to school districts "Count Day". Count Day determines how much a district gets from the state based on the number of students they have.

Count Day for Detroit Public Schools was September 29th and they have until tomorrow to get every kid counted for.

It sucks that it takes money for a district to be concerned with attendance, what about any other day of school? Why not send the agents out to find the parents of students that skip school on a regular basis? Well I do not want to be the one to complain because at least something is being done about trying to get the most funding for the school district.

I really didn’t know that people actually come looking for you until now. Hopefully the prowl will scare the parents straight and force their children to attend everyday!

Good Job DPS!!!! We are making small steps to success!

Until Next Time…

Lauren!