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Photo copyright 2009, Matt Roth.Thursday, March 1, 2012..Shalane Dorb, foreground left, flanked by her children Carleigh Hamilton, 9, foreground right, and Cassidy Hamilton, 7, background left, meet with Baltimore City Juvenile Court Master Kristen Peacock, middle, and, Truancy Court Program Coordinator Seth Okin, background right, during a weekly individual Truancy Court meeting 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 and increase school success. 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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