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Photo copyright 2009, Matt Roth.Thursday, March 1, 2012..Hampden Elementary School students (clockwise from left) 1st grader Taylor Lockner, kindergartener Christina Lathan, Truancy Court Coordinator/Mentor Jana White, and Medina brothers Kyle, 9, and Luis, 10, both third-graders, listen to a participant speak in the mentoring section of the weekly Truancy Court meeting held at Hampden Elementary/Middle School #55 in Baltimore, MD Thursday morning, March 1, 2012. ..The Truancy Court Program, led by Baltimore City Juvenile Court Master Kristen Peacock, Truancy Court Program Coordinator Seth Okin, and the school's attendance monitor, Diane Robinson, advises students and their parents who are on track to becoming truants on ways to prevent absenteeism. While children and parents wait for their individual meetings, they have a group session with Jana White, one of the program's coordinators and mentors. According to the school's principal, Dr. Judith Thomas, says the school has increased attendance 14% since last year.

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Photo copyright 2009, Matt Roth.Thursday, March 1, 2012..Hampden Elementary School students (clockwise from left) 1st grader Taylor Lockner, kindergartener Christina Lathan, Truancy Court Coordinator/Mentor Jana White, and Medina brothers Kyle, 9, and Luis, 10, both third-graders, listen to a participant speak in the mentoring section of the weekly Truancy Court meeting held at Hampden Elementary/Middle School #55 in Baltimore, MD Thursday morning, March 1, 2012. ..The Truancy Court Program, led by Baltimore City Juvenile Court Master Kristen Peacock, Truancy Court Program Coordinator Seth Okin, and the school's attendance monitor, Diane Robinson, advises students and their parents who are on track to becoming truants on ways to prevent absenteeism. While children and parents wait for their individual meetings, they have a group session with Jana White, one of the program's coordinators and mentors. According to the school's principal, Dr. Judith Thomas, says the school has increased attendance 14% since last year.
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