Dennis Kirk Quotes

There aren't even truant officers any more. I deal with kids that don't come to school and why (they don't). It has a lot to do with family problems. That is the biggest change. The counselor must find out how to solve the problem. The truancy officer must connect with the community and understand family problems.

- Dennis Kirk

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They send an Allegheny County Child & Youth Services family worker to the house to see what is going on. CYF is overwhelmed now and they have to prioritize what they can do and what they can't do. We have to keep an open line of communications with the family. We have to connect with families and that takes a lot of patience to be more successful. - Dennis Kirk

I had one girl miss 100 days. Kids sneak out in the middle of the night and the parents don't know where they are at. They look in their room and they are gone. - Dennis Kirk

There are so many social problems that impact students today. There could be a divorce or a death where a parent is separated from the other spouse. Sometimes a family can move too many times. - Dennis Kirk