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Genesee County Prosecutor's Office David Leyton, Prosecutor

Project Chalkboard

    A Truancy Initiative of Prosecutor David Leyton   

Truancy in our schools is a serious problem that affects not just the students and schools involved but, in many ways, our entire community.  A chronic pattern of truancy, especially in a student’s early years, can lead to poor grades, a sense of detachment from academics and peers, and a path toward dropping out before graduating from high school.  This, in turn, diminishes a person’s ability to succeed in life and can lead to a long-term dependency on public and private social service programs and many times leads to various contacts with the criminal justice system.

Prosecutor Leyton believes that taking a proactive approach toward truancy is one step that can assist with the long-term goal of reducing crime in our community and lessening the burden on social service programs by preparing today's students to be productive citizens tomorrow.

With those thoughts in mind, “Project Chalkboard” partners the Prosecutor's Office with schools and local police in an effort to combat truancy by holding parents and guardians responsible for their elementary age children’s attendance at school under the State’s Compulsory Education Act.  Click on the links below for more information:

The ABC's of Project Chalkboard

Items Needed by the Prosecutor for Prosecution