They might work with a school to reduce truancy and disarm gun-toting teen-agers.

There are now programs to reduce truancy.

These measures were seen as indirectly reducing condoned truancy.

Heads say the change has reduced truancy.

The long corridors in traditional schools, architects say, send a message to "run" - not exactly the way to reduce truancy and rebellion.

It is thought that this reduces truancy on particular days also.

The task force concluded that the single most effective way of reducing truancy would be to enforce existing laws.

The aim is to reduce disruption and truancy while improving overall performance.

-In the education and youth development programs, 90% of youth reduced truancy, improved academic results and went on to the next grade.

Until now, efforts to reduce truancy have concentrated mainly on secondary schools.