Charlottesville receives grant for $65,000 for truancy prevention

Charlottesville received $65,000 from Virginia Department of Criminal Justice for the Truancy Prevention Program, reports NBC 29. The city’s program launched three years ago and has resulted in 65 percent fewer absences for the roughly 18 students it helps each year.

Tonight, City Council will vote on whether to use the new money to expand the program to Walker Upper Elementary School. Check back tomorrow for more on the Truancy Prevention Program as well as council’s discussion of the city panhandling ordinance.

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