Absent Children (2023)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2023-02-24
Duration: 00:06:00
Subjects: Education | Truancy
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Welch, Roxson Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 24, 2023, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on a new study by the Associated Press and Stanford University that found that 19,000 Louisiana students are not currently attending school. She interviews Roxson Welch, the director of the Family and Youth Center, who discusses the reasons why these children are not in the classroom.