Texas Week
March 13, 2015 | Keeping our students out of the courts
Season 5 Episode 510 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Effort aims to divert San Antonio students before they land in court
Texas prosecutes more than 100,000 students a year for truancy, twice as many as the 49 other states combined, according to a recent study. But an effort under way in San Antonio aims to divert students before they are brought into court, avoiding both hefty fines and criminal records.
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Texas Week is a local public television program presented by KLRN
Texas Week
March 13, 2015 | Keeping our students out of the courts
Season 5 Episode 510 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Texas prosecutes more than 100,000 students a year for truancy, twice as many as the 49 other states combined, according to a recent study. But an effort under way in San Antonio aims to divert students before they are brought into court, avoiding both hefty fines and criminal records.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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