Some Florida school districts are reporting thousands of students whose whereabouts remain unknown.
WERE ENROLLED BUT HAVENSEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEN.GACONTACT FIVE INVESTIGATORKATIE LUH-GRONE EXPLAINSOW HTHIS HAPPENS, WHY& AND THEDRASTIC MEASURES SOMEDISTRICTS ARE W NOTAKING TOFIND THESE LOST STUDENTS.ITTALKED ABOUT BYPRODUCT OF THEPANDEMIC-- PALM BEACH SCOLHO:31- THEY ARE STUDENTS W WHOELITERALLY CANNOT FIND.
ANDITEVERY FLORIDA DISTRICT&BROWARD SCHOOLS 11:35- KAT-IETHERE ARE STILL LOST KIDSANSWER- YES AND KIDS THATACTUALLY NEVER CAME.
FOR SOMESCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE NUMBEROF STUDENTS WHO HAVE FALLENOFF THE SCHOOL GRID ANDHAVENREMAINS IN THE THOUSANDS& PALMBEACH SCHOOLS 2:02- WEELOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY UNDER2000 STUDENTS BROWARD SCHOOLS11:57- PROBABLY ABOUT 10,000TEN THOUSAND STUDENTS INBROWARD COUNTY ALONEDISTRICT CURRENTLY CANBROWARD SCHOOLS 12:06- WOW-BROWARD SCHOOLSEA:06- WOW-THATBROWARD SCHOOLSEA S6- WOW-BROWARD SCHOOLSEA SNDWOW-BROWARD SCHOOLSEA SNDTAOW-UP ITENTIRELY NEW TO SCHOOLS.STUDENTS MOVE OUT OF CITIES,THE STATE OR EVEN THE COUNTRALL THE TIME AND DONLET THEIR SCHOOLS KNOW& BUTWHEN THE PANDEMIC FORCEDSCHOOLS TO CLOSE&AND MANYFAMILIES TO LOSE THEIRHOUSEHOLD INCOMES&SOMESTUDENTS NEVER RETURNED BACKTO CAMPUSSTATEENROLLMENTPALM BEACH SCHOOLS 7:53- ITUNFORTUNATE THAT THE SITUATIONBECAME SO DIRE FOR FAMILSIETHAT THESE KIDS ARENSCHOOL THE PROBLEM OF“LOSTSTUDENT” IN FLORIDA HASBECOME SO CONCERNING&IN ALETTER TO SCHOOL DISTRICTSLAST SPRING THE STATESPEAKER OF THE HOUSE URGEDDISTRICTS TO“WORK WITH EVERYAVAILABLE& RESOURCE TO LOCATETHESE MISSING CHILDREN.
WEHAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO NOTALLOW ANY OF THESE CHILDREN TOSLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS”E HSTATED.
THIS YEAR THE STEATSTARTED REQUIRING DISTRICTSREPORT HOW MANY UNACCOUNTEDSTUDENTS THEY HAVE& INCLUDINGTHOSE WHOSE WHEREABOUTS REINMA“UNKNOWN” CURRENTLY, THESTATEWIDE TOTAL OF MISSINGSTUDENTS STANDS AT XXX(WAITING FOR STAWITEDE TOTAL)PALM BEACH SCHOOLS 3:10- WE DOKNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCE MESOOF THESE STUDENTS HAVE LEFTTHE COUNTRY, HAD TO TAKE ONJOBS TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIESSOME REALLY DIFFICULT TOUGHCIRCSTUMANCES.
WITH SOME TWOTHOUSAND STUDENTS STILLMISSING IN PALM BEACH COUNTY&THE DISTRICT HAS TEAMED UPWITH THE STATE ATTORNEY, CLDHIWELFARE AND THE DEPARTMENTF OJUVENILE JUSTICE TO FIND ITSLOST STUDENTS.
SOCIAL WORKERSAND CASE MANAGERS ARE BEINGHIRED TO HELP& AND, FOR ETHFIRST TIME, THE DISTRICT HIREDAN OUTSIDE FIRM WHOSE FOCUSWILL BE TO HUNT DOWN MISNGSISTUDENTS.
PALM BEACH SCHOOLS13:55- DO YOU BELIEVE MOST OFTHEM ARE IN THE DISTRICT ORTHEYSTATE?
ANSWER- THATMILLION DOLLAR QUESTION, INOT SURE.
ONCE STUDENTS AREFOUND&GEINTTG THEM BACK TO THECLASSROOM MAY NOT BE SO EASY.THE DISTRICT PREPARING TO TAKEDRASTIC MEASURES IF NECESSARY.PALM BEACH SCHOOLS 8:27- IF WEFIND FAMILIES AND PARENTS AREREFUSING TO SEND THEIR KIDS TOSCHOOL THAT WE DO VEHA TO PUTA TRUANCY PACKET TOGETHER ANDTAKE THESE PARENTS TO COURT.WE HOPE IT DOESNPOINT BUT WE ARE PREPARING.FOR NOW&THE FOCUS IS FINNGDITHESE STUDENTS&AND GETTINGTHEM BACK TO LEARNING&HOWERAND WHERE-EVER THAT MIGHT BE.PALM BEACH SCHOOLS 24:12- WEARE NOT IN THE BLAME GAME- WEJUST NEED PROVIDE THESEFAMILIES SUPPORT, GET TO THEROOT CAUSE, GETHT E SUPPORT INPLACE AND GET A FAMILY BACONTRACK.
TAG PT AROF THE SEARCHHAS AND CONTINUES TO BELITERALLY KNOCKING ON DOORTOSFIND THESE STUDENTS&AND GETTHEM BACK TO SCHOOL EVEN IF ITMEANS EXTENDG INSCHOOL HOURSFOR THEM ESPECIALLY IF THEYARE HAVING TO HOLD DOWN JO.BSKL TAG OUT.TONIGHT...PARTLYLO
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