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Buddy Pearson & Chris Pierce, Putnam County Schools' Attendance Supervisor

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Buddy Pearson talks with Chris Pierce, the Attendance Supervisor for the Putnam County School System. Chris talks about the Truancy Intervention Process that begins on a student's fifth absence from school, how his first job in education prepared him for teaching classes with kids, & what does being late to school do for a student and if it can add up.

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