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Photo copyright 2009, Matt Roth.Thursday, March 1, 2012..Students (clockwise from the bottom) Ethan Ludwig, Caitlin Redman, both third-graders, second-grader Shelby Becker, her brother Kyle, and Luis Medina, who are both in third grade, sit with Baltimore City Juvenile Court Master Kristen Peacock, during the weekly morning Truancy Court meeting at Hampden Elementary/Middle School #55 in Baltimore, MD Thursday, 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..Students (clockwise from the bottom) Ethan Ludwig, Caitlin Redman, both third-graders, second-grader Shelby Becker, her brother Kyle, and Luis Medina, who are both in third grade, sit with Baltimore City Juvenile Court Master Kristen Peacock, during the weekly morning Truancy Court meeting at Hampden Elementary/Middle School #55 in Baltimore, MD Thursday, 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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