The South Carolina Truancy and Dropout Prevention Initiative

The South Carolina State Department of Education plans to expand and enhance the South Carolina Truancy and Dropout Prevention Initiative (SCTDPI), a statewide strategic plan to reduce school dropouts, court appearances, the secure confinement of status offenders and truancy in the State. OJJDP funds will be used to develop innovative strategies to identify and track youth at-risk for truancy, expand research on risk factors associated with truancy, alternative community- and school-based programs, and expand services of the South Carolina Center for Truancy and Dropout Prevention. The initiative will offer multiple strategies for keeping these youth out of the juvenile justice system and fostering their development into contributing citizens.NCA/NCF