Sarasota News Leader
November 9, 2012
scientific or mathematical training, the news release notes. "Many science and engineer- ing occupations are predicted to grow faster than the average rate for all occupations, and some of the largest increases will be in en- gineering and computer-related fields, where women currently hold one-quarter or fewer positions," the release says.
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has launched a special effort to reduce truancy and keep track of students who have missed an excessive amount of school.
The Sheriff's Office created an initiative called Operation Bueller at the start of the 2012-2013 school year, the office has announced. "Oper- ation Bueller is a phased response plan using an intelligence-led approach that is designed to offer long-term solutions to the local truan- cy problem," the release says.
Initially, members of the Intelligence Unit worked with the Department of Juvenile Jus- tice and school truancy officers to focus on juvenile probationers and ensure these stu- dents attend school, the release adds. Youth Services deputies make sure probationers at- tend school each day, and if they are absent, the deputies find them to learn why.
"The intent of the truancy initiative is to ex- press the importance of school attendance
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For more program information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 861-5000 or visit www.sclibs.net.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE TARGETING TRUANCY IN COUNTY SCHOOLS
and advise students and their parents that law enforcement is interested in their welfare and whereabouts," said Sheriff Tom Knight in the release. "We continuously work with the com- munity to address the root causes of crime, and the goal of this collaborative effort is to steer these young people toward getting an education so they can be more successful in life."
Parents whose children have excessive ab- sences are directed to resources for help, in- cluding YMCA Family Management Services. Children who do not go to school can be re- ferred to Truancy Court, and parents who do not make their children attend school on a regular basis commit a second-degree misde- meanor, the news release says.
To watch a video that takes viewers on a re- cent Truancy Sweep and further explains the purpose of this initiative visit the Sheriff's Office's YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/ user/SarasotaSheriff.
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