A lukewarm response to the Government's crackdown on truancy.

82 new attendance officer roles are being created to help address dwindling school attendance in a 74-million dollar package.

Their job will be to work with students with high absenteeism, and around three-thousand kids are expected to benefit.

Secondary Principals' Association President, Vaughan Couillault told Kate Hawkesby that anything is better than nothing, but with two thousand-seven-hundred schools, the numbers aren't huge.

He says he acknowledges the financial times we're in, and even two officers are better than none.

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A lukewarm response to the Government's crackdown on truancy.
82 new attendance officer roles are being created to help address dwindling school attendance in a 74-million dollar package.
Their job will be to work with students with high absenteeism, and around three-thousand kids are expected to benefit.
Secondary Principals' Association President, Vaughan Couillault told Kate Hawkesby that anything is better than nothing, but with two thousand-seven-hundred schools, the numbers aren't huge.
He says he acknowledges the financial times we're in, and even two officers are better than none.
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