The fight against truancy

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The service Nota Bene addresses everyone concerned with the failure at school: present schools on the territory of the City of Brussels, PMS ( psycho-medical and social centre), organizing powers, SAJ (Assistance for Youth), unit family and youth of the police, the associative network,...

The establishment of a local partnership is the preliminary work of the unit. In this respect, it:

• Makes contacts with every school, proposes its service and preventive actions
• Elaborates an inventory resources and actors, a study of problems as well as a collection of good practices
• Proposes information sessions to the young people and to the professionals on the school system

The service has an individual approach, sets in charge punctual meetings of young people and families (that are living in the City of Brussels or frequenting a school situated on its territory) about truancy, with the aim of settling the school situations. These situations are relieved by schools, police or other workers. The accent is put on the reorientation towards the existing services.

Practically, the service:

• Offers a reception and listening to the young persons from 6 to 18 years old and\or to the concerned families
• Informs the young person of his rights and his duties and helps to settle his school situation
• Supports the young person in the realization of his plans, such as the search for school, the registration or the re-registration, the skill assessment
• Looks for relays possible and adapted to the resolution of the problem