The Kentucky School Boards Association has more than a few items of interest as the General Assembly enters into session this week. Those include requests for more state dollars for instruction. It’s also seeking support for all-day kindergarten, facility improvements, and wrap-around social services. Josh Shoulta is KSBA communications director. Shoulta said monitoring juvenile justice reform legislation can help in better enforcement of existing truancy laws.
“And that’s a big issue, chronic absenteeism. That’s something that districts across the state are dealing with, districts across the country are dealing with. So, there’s definitely things I think we can be doing to improve those processes particularly as schools are working with other agencies on the judicial and child welfare side,” said Shoulta.
