Detroit Seeking Students Who Missed Class Time
Attendance agents are going door-to-door in search of Detroit students who have not made it to class.
The district says the agents on Monday will speak to parents whose children have missed class time or failed to make it to school for Count Day last month.
Students must attend class full-time for the financially struggling district to receive full funding from the state. Fall attendance Count Day is one of two dates used to determine how much money each school district gets from the state.
Detroit has surpassed its 76,053 student goal for the fall, but some have not attended full-time or remained in class for the entire day.
A final count is due Oct. 29.
Detroit has lost nearly 100,000 students since 1997, when enrollment was 175,168.
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