Paly Voice - Cut policy violates state educational codes:
"The Palo Alto High School administration has initiated a truancy policy to discourage Paly students from cutting classes.
The policy currently states that any student with an unexcused absence is required to attend one hour of Saturday School for each unexcused absence. During the 2008-09 school year, 69 percent of Paly students were legally considered truants.
The administration arranged the new policy in response to these statics.
'A group of teachers got together with the attendance office and we discussed ways to get kids to go to class,' Assistant Principal Jerry Berkson said."
"The Palo Alto High School administration has initiated a truancy policy to discourage Paly students from cutting classes.
The policy currently states that any student with an unexcused absence is required to attend one hour of Saturday School for each unexcused absence. During the 2008-09 school year, 69 percent of Paly students were legally considered truants.
The administration arranged the new policy in response to these statics.
'A group of teachers got together with the attendance office and we discussed ways to get kids to go to class,' Assistant Principal Jerry Berkson said."
