COLLINS, CHAPA LAVIA ANNOUNCE NEW ATTENDANCE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
COLLINS, CHAPA LAVIA ANNOUNCE NEW ATTENDANCE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
CHICAGO – State Sen. Jacqueline Collins
and State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia joined
members of the new Attendance Awareness
Campaign to announce the group’s attendance
awareness mission.
Collins, one of the co-sponsors of the bill
creating the state’s Attendance Commission,
spoke about Illinois’ four year study into the
causes and effects of chronic absenteeism
among students in Chicago and throughout the
state.
“Journalists and observers have found
compelling links between chronic absenteeism
and run-ins with the law,” said Collins,
D-Chicago. “We need to acknowledge the
importance of this issue and recognize that
there are many causes of it that go far beyond
kids just not wanting to go to class. By fighting
to give our students opportunities, we are
fighting to end violence.”
“The Attendance Awareness Campaign was
created by the Illinois Attendance Commission
in an effort to support a statewide paradigm
shift to focusing on student attendance and
messaging that every student counts and
every day is precious and indeed matters “
said Antoinette Taylor, a consultant with
Exceptional Needs and the Attendance
Commission Chairperson.
Taylor also screened the Attendance
Awareness PSA Every Student Counts: Every
Day Matters About the importance and impact of
attendance, is now available for the public to
share and help spread word of the campaign.
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