After her aunt died last year, 9th grader Darnesha Toldert struggled to get out of bed in the morning, leading the Baker High School student to rack up tardies as her grades slipped.
The school’s attendance team sprang into action, starting with simple measures: a phone call home, a letter. When those didn’t work, they sent Coach Charles Harris, a school employee who often meets with students, to talk to Toldert. She said sleeping in was causing her to miss class, so they agreed that she would start setting a daily alarm clock.
That simple conversation—and the practical solution it generated—proved to be effective.
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