What is a truancy officer and what is their role?
Probation officers are assigned to the Atascadero Unified School District to work with the student population that has been identified as having attendance problems. The joint goal of the district and probation is to identify obstacles that are keeping minors from attending school and eliminating those obstacles so that a minor has regular attendance. The probation officers in these positions are acting, as an extension of the school to assess the minors needs. It does not mean the minor has been placed on probation.
