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California’s A.G. Cracks Down on Truancy
Three bills that would crack down on school truancy are sitting on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk, awaiting his signature. A fourth is expected to pass the Legislature today. Truancy is a problem that California’s top law enforcement official says is directly linked to crime.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThree bills that would crack down on school truancy are sitting on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk, awaiting his signature. A fourth is expected to pass the Legislature today. Truancy is a problem that California’s top law enforcement official says is directly linked to crime. That’s why Attorney General Kamala Harris initiated the truancy bills on the table now.
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The full episode
4 of 6Immigration, Truancy, and How a Football Player Fooled the Media- 0:00Returning Deportees
- 9:10Politics of Immigration Reform
- 17:06Creating a Police Shooting Database
- 26:13California’s A.G. Cracks Down on TruancyYou’re reading this
- 33:39Keeping Kids in Class
- 42:42Lying USC Football Star Fools the Media