APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - More questions than answers were raised Wednesday night about re-implementing a truancy ordinance in the Appleton Area School District.

The committee once again tabled the topic for its next meeting, which is now the fifth time since it was introduced in the spring.

A more than two-hour debate at Appleton City Hall ended without a vote Wednesday night as the city’s safety and licensing committee once again held off on reinstating the school district’s truancy policy.

“This approach is designed to ensure that citations are used as a last resort only after all reasonable interventions have been exhausted,” says Stephanie Marta, an attendance coordinator.

Appleton repealed its truancy ordinance back in 2019. But since then, chronic absenteeism has only climbed.

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