Northern Cheyenne Tribe tackles school truancy

LAME DEER, Mont. –– Lame Deer Schools on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation once averaged a 67% daily school attendance record, within the year brought up to about 89%, still an unacceptable problem according to Tom King, Jr., new Truancy Officer.

“We have a very serious truancy/attendance problem and we need a solution now,” he said.

Of the four area schools, Lame Deer Public is one of the largest geographic districts in Montana, required by State law to serve students who are dropped by sister institutions for truancy or attendance problems, normally for missing ten days per semester. Consequently, Lame Deer School is often a “last resort” for students with chronic poor attendance King explained.

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