We've been out working on our truancy program, which is a county wide initiative to bring our truant children back into the schools to get their parents involved, which is very important because we found that the A large number of the people that we're prosecuting for crimes are people that are high school dropouts. It's so important that we get our kids back in school, get that high school diploma, and they're far less likely to end up with a criminal record down the road. (03:58–04:18)
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