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Archive Home > 2007 > October > 01 > A student’s best friend – if you don’t play hooky

A student’s best friend – if you don’t play hooky

La Pine school tackles truancy using an attendance officer

By By Christopher Stollar / The Bulletin
October 1, 2007

LA PINE — After eighth-grader Kayla Jones received her third unexcused absence from La Pine Middle School, Gary Baton knew it was time for a talk.

Baton, whose job it is to monitor school attendance, sent a warning letter in December 2006. If nothing changed, a citation for $145 would....

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