LAUSD's Anti-Truancy Ticketing Down, But Racial Disparities Up The significant improvements have come with troubling new developments. Julianne Hing Nov 5, 2013 1:11PM EST
Why Los Angeles Police Can't Ticket Students on Their Way to School Observers say that black and Latino students were ticketed most often. Now, advocates are searching for policies that actually work. Julianne Hing Oct 24, 2011 10:00AM EDT
LAPD Won't Ticket Tardy Students on Their Way to School Anymore It used to be that getting caught out in the streets could land a Los Angeles schoolkid a $240 ticket for supposed truancy. Julianne Hing Apr 18, 2011 2:18PM EDT
Pennsylvania Parents Sue School District Over Exorbitant Truancy Fines Residents in the town of Lebanon rail against what the district’s ” truancy punishment machine.” Julianne Hing Jan 21, 2011 2:14PM EST
New Calif. Truancy Law Goes Into Effect Parents could face expensive fines and jail time if kids miss school. Julianne Hing Jan 4, 2011 5:32PM EST
Report: New York's Truancy Policies That Punish Parents Don't Work Schools should spend their resources on better data collection and proactively supportive, instead of punitive, outreach. Julianne Hing Nov 30, 2010 1:02PM EST
California Parents Could Get Jail Time if Kids Miss School Critics argue black and brown families will be hit hardest. Julianne Hing Oct 5, 2010 1:00PM ET
