The be@school mission is to increase school attendance and improve community connections across Hennepin County through a collaborative early intervention providing education and support services to school-age youth and their families.

be@school is a Hennepin County Attorney's Office program, in collaboration with Hennepin County schools and the community, to improve school attendance.

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Welcome

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office has launched be@school, an important initiative to support our children.

It is estimated that thousands of children in Hennepin County have far too many unexcused absences from school. This is a major societal problem because we know that school absence is a risk factor for substance abuse, teen pregnancy, criminal behavior, and later chronic unemployment. Concern for the devastating effects of truancy led to the development of a pilot program which showed a significant reduction in unexcused absences.

This approach, now be@school, is being implemented county-wide; with all truancy efforts consolidated under the leadership of the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. I am passionate about getting kids to school so they all have the opportunity to succeed. If our children are educated, we all succeed.

Mike Freeman
Hennepin County Attorney

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