Hundreds of New Bedford, MA, public school students, teachers, and parents recently participated in a Walk For Attendance event designed to promote the importance of regular school attendance.
The Walk For Attendance is part of the school district’s “Where are YOU Headed?” campaign, which was designed to educate students, parents, and the community and to plant the seed of the tremendous importance of attending school every day.
Media report:
Standard-Times: Carney students take to streets to promote school attendance (4 JUN 11)
Background information:
Standard-Times: “Where are YOU Headed?” gets kids going in the right direction (13 APR 10)
WJAR-TV: New Bedford aims to lower dropout rate (30 SEP 10)
YouTube: Where you Headed music video (music video featuring students from New Bedford)
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