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TRUANCY WINNER – S C C -10/01/13 22:5 S.S.

SANTA  CRUZ  NOW  HAS  THE  DUBIOUS  DISTINCTION  OF RANKING  3RD AMONG  THE  SCHOOL DISTRICTS  IN  THE STATE  WITH  THE  HIGHEST RATE  OF STUDENT  TRUANCY.     THAT  IMPACTS  NOT  ONLY  THE  AMOUNT  OF  ATTENDANCE-BASED  FUNDING  EACH  SCHOOL RECEIVES,  BUT  THE  STUDENT’S  LEVEL OF  EDUCATION,  AND  POSSIBLY  THEIR  WHOLE  LIFE.    DROPOUTS  HAVE  COST  THE  STATE  OF  CALIFORNIA  MORE  THAN  46  BILLION  DOLLARS  ANNUALLY  IN  INCARCERATION  COSTSLOST TAXES,  AND  LOST  PRODUCTIVITY.  

Under  California  state  law,   students  who  miss  school  (or  are  more  than 30 minutes  late,   without  a  valid excuse)  3  times during  the  school  year,  are  considered  truants.

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