Starting Monday, the Michigan Department of Human Services will require children ages 6-15 to attend school full time to keep their family eligible for cash benefits. If a child doesn't, the entire family becomes ineligible.
The policy change was prompted by Gov. Rick Snyder, who called earlier this year for a crackdown on truancy and the cycle of crime it creates. It takes effect two days before Michigan's fall Count Day, when attendance is used to determine 90 percent of a school district's per-pupil funding from the state.
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From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120925/METRO/209250373#ixzz27Zn9HtQa
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120925/METRO/209250373/1026/schools/Truant-kids-cost-families-state-aid
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