National Truancy Conference attendees gather for the opening
plenary session.
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At the opening session, children of employees from the U.S.
Departments of Education and Justice lead the pledge of allegiance.
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OJJDP Administrator J. Robert Flores welcomes conference participants.
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Opening session speakers included Deborah A. Price, Deputy
Under Secretary, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (at podium). |
Assistant Attorney General Deborah J. Daniels addresses
conference participants at opening session.
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Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey speaks at opening
session.
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Administrator Flores, Assistant Attorney General Daniels,
and Deputy Under Secretary Price join conference attendees
at the opening session.
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Dr. Barry Black, U.S. Senate Chaplain, offers a blessing
before the working luncheon on day 1 of the conference.
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Dr. Robert Wm. Blum of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health discusses “Connecting Students to School:
Findings of the Wingspread Group.”
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Department of Education Secretary Rod Paige opens day 2 of
the conference.
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Susie Kay, Founder and President of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship
Fund, speaks during the day 2 morning session.
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Tony Evans, Founder and President of the Urban Alternative,
offers a lunchtime presentation on “Reclaiming a Generation
To Achieve Their Potential.”
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Wintley Phipps, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer
of U.S. Dream Academy, Inc., offered closing remarks.
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One of the conference’s many well-attended workshop
sessions.
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The National Center for School Engagement’s exhibit
booth.
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(Credits: Conference photos by Tom Cullen, Aspen Systems Corporation;
and Matthew Nichols, Office of Justice Programs)
