Skipping School

You should never skip school. Your education is your greatest tool for a better future. The law says that during school hours school age children must be in their home, in school or with a parent or guardian.

The Truancy Section is the first of its kind in the State. Here in Iberia Parish, our Truancy Officers work in conjunction with the school board personnel to combat the truancy problem facing our parish. Their main responsibility is intervention. However, they do make presentations to students in the elementary schools, which are a prevention technique..