The community is invited to attend the Long Beach Truancy Conference on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8:30am to 2:30pm, at Cabrillo High School, 2001 Santa Fe Ave.
Hosted by the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, the Truancy Conference, entitled “On Time, Every Time,” will provide students, parents and community leaders with education, information and an opportunity to dialogue about ways to prevent truancy and create a success-oriented school learning environment that focuses on preparing students for a positive future.
Conference presenters and group facilitators will include:
• Doug Haubert, Long Beach city prosecutor
• The Honorable John Lawson II, site judge, Long Beach Juvenile Court
• Nancy Theberge, Public Defenders Office
• Lydia Bodin, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office to Abolish Chronic Truancy (ACT) Program
• Claire Vermillion, Referee, Long Beach Informal Juvenile Traffic Court
• Dr. Rick Tebbano, Long Beach Unified School District Truancy coordinator
• Lieutenant Ty Hatfield, Long Beach Police Department
• Marisol Ibanez, Poly Academy Of Achievers and Leaders (PAAL) Program
• Marc Rothenberg, attorney at law
The conference will include a resource fair, Spanish and Khmer translation services, free continental breakfast and lunch, free supply-filled school bags for the first 150 participating students, and a prize raffle.
School truancy is correlated with increased gang activity, drug use and delinquency. According to a press release issued by the City of Long Beach, truancy is a multi-faceted issue impacting the lives of all community members, and a collaborative effort is necessary in order to successfully effect change.
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