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Truancy program gets funding boost to tackle absenteeism
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - With school attendance being a national issue, a local truancy program is getting a boost of funds to help find the root cause of absenteeism. The Helping Families Initiative was founded in 2003 by former Mobile District Attorney John …