D.A.’s Anti-Truancy Program Gets Boost
With all the recent media attention on the apparent lack of involvement by public servants in the crises faced by youth, it is heartening that you took the time to report on the success of the Truancy Mediation Program implemented by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office (“Tracking Truants,” Aug. 16).
The many phone calls, letters and pledges for assistance received as a result of your article clearly demonstrate the community’s support for early proactive intervention with our youth.
BRENDA ENGLISH
deputy district attorney
Los Angeles
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