I'm asking all teachers, all principals, all campus staff to enforce this. The first step is to ensure that students come to school. I think attendance, especially at the secondary level, has to improve. There will be more frequent contacts with homes and a better environment so students feel safe. We won't start the school year with specific programs in place, but it's very much a high priority.
Parents can be supportive of a school's efforts by ensuring that they send their children to school.
They should follow up, talk to their teachers. Even working parents have the opportunity to pick up the phone and call that school sometime during the day. Especially at the secondary level, more parents have to be involved. At the elementary level, children want their parents out there. At the secondary level, some don't.