FACT: Every child has a right to an education.

FACT: California law requires that children from six to 18 years of age attend school regularly.

FACT: One of ten grade school children is absent on any given day. Is your child in school today?

FACT: Daylight juvenile crime is decreased by 50 percent when a concerted community effort keeps children in school.

FACT: Children who are absent two or more days each school month achieve 25 percent less than their fellow students.

FACT: Truancy causes school revenue loss that weakens your child's school program.

FACT: Ninety percent of serious juvenile offenders begin as truants. Aren't you glad your child is in school today?

From:

Safe Schools and Violence Prevention Office. (2000). School attendance improvement handbook. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education (p. 19).