Truancy In Las Cruces Discouraged By New LCPS Proposition
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – School district officials tell ABC-7that ten percent of kids inLCPS are truant everyday.
With nearly 24,000 kids in the district, that’s 2,400 students out of the classroom and unaccounted for each day. Thursday night’s meeting will hear suggestions from parents, law enforcement and administrators on possible solutions.
LCPSofficials will also discuss a new pilot program they’ve started with local businesses around Onate High School. The school is asking that certain businesses not serve students between9 a.m.and 11:45 a.m. Some local businesses have agreed.
More information is forthcoming from ABC-7 here on KVIA.com and on our 10 p.m. newscast.
