Truancy Project Partnerships
The Truancy Project relies on several partners for its success. The Clark County Juvenile Justice Center and the Cowlitz County Juvenile Justice Center play a major role through financial and judicial support. The Juvenile Justice Center staff understand that truancy can be a gateway to delinquency and if not stopped early may result in failure at school, failure at home and failure in society. The largest predictor of dropping out of high school is early truancy. As a result, the Juvenile Justice Center partnership and support is critical to keeping youth in school and out of trouble.
All school districts in Clark and Cowlitz Counties participate in the Truancy Project. Each of these schools offers support to the Truancy Project staff as they work to keep kids in school. Further, the school districts support the Truancy Boards with volunteers and referrals.