On March 20, I got to attend a session of truancy court. They held it in the school because it was CSAP week and kids couldn't be in both morning court and testing at the same time. It lasted for only an hour and it was very interesting. There were quite a few teachers there who came to speak on behalf of students whether to confirm their truancy/behavior or to affirm that the students were doing well.
There was one particularly serious case in which a young man was in danger because of gang action; it was very hard to see; this young man was in the middle of a mess that his parents put him in--and what can we as teachers do? I wanted to take him home with me and adopt him, but of course that could never happen with all the students that need a good home.
Overall, the court was very challenging and eye-opening to another facet of a teacher's job.
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