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Douglas County commissioners approve case-management truancy program for elementary and middle students

A courthouse and school classrooms connected by an illustration of case-file organization to represent a truancy case management program.
Douglas County commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a new truancy program that relies on case management for young learners in elementary and middle schools, according to the Kansas Press Association. The decision was made by the commissioners on Wednesday and is intended to handle student truancy using a case management-based approach in those grade levels.