The DARC is releasing to the public its year-long review of Santa Barbara City's truancy program, entitled "Emotional and Mental Health Neglect Leads to Truancy." Our report finds that the city is quick to allocate harsh solutions for the symptoms of truancy, while ignoring the underlying problems. Additionally, the 36-page review suggests that the current truancy program is causing more problems than it solves.

The full report is available for viewing online as a web page or an Adobe Reader file. Please note that the report is a very large file and will take a few minutes to load on a slow internet connection.

For further questions regarding the report, please contact the DARC.