Nelson Hernandez, Michael Alison Chandler and Theola Labbé

Washington Post Staff

May 12, 2008

The problem of truancy has drawn widespread attention this year, prompting some area lawmakers to call for tough measures to keep track of the most habitual offenders and leading school officials to crack down on those who constantly skip class.

In its recently concluded session, the Maryland General Assembly passed a measure that would make it possible to deny driver’s licenses to students who have too many unexcused absences. Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) is expected to sign it.

During the same session, some lawmakers in Prince George’s proposed strapping ankle bracelets on students to electronically monitor the whereabouts of those who constantly skip school. That bill did not advance. But the county’s police announced April 11 that they had caught 425 truants in a crackdown that began in February.

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