Tennessee Considers Bill to Hold Parents Liable if Kids Miss 20% of School Year

UNKNOWN MALE 1 It ░░░░░░░░ going to help the ░░░░░░░░ that may have a ░░░░░░░░ time getting junior out ░░░░░░░░ bed in the morning ░░░░░░░░ make sure that they ░░░░░░░░ there reporter voice over ░░░░░░░░ who have missed more ░░░░░░░░ 20 percent of the ░░░░░░░░ year could be facing ░░░░░░░░ if this bill were ░░░░░░░░ pass UNKNOWN MALE 2 ░░░░░░░░ consequences are there to ░░░░░░░░ kids in school reporter ░░░░░░░░ was a loophole that ░░░░░░░░ allowing students to get ░░░░░░░░ truancy consequences if they ░░░░░░░░ school But if this ░░░░░░░░ were to pass UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ 2 Your attendance and ░░░░░░░░ would start right there ░░░░░░░░ If you go to ░░░░░░░░ LEA throughout the state ░░░░░░░░ Tennessee then this means ░░░░░░░░ it would transfer immediately ░░░░░░░░ there would be consequences ░░░░░░░░ Across the entire state ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education says ░░░░░░░░ chronically absent rate for ░░░░░░░░ was about 18 percent ░░░░░░░░ MALE 1 Their parents ░░░░░░░░ them from school and ░░░░░░░░ they fade out and ░░░░░░░░ lose the kids in ░░░░░░░░ system We don t ░░░░░░░░ where they’re at.”