California Ends Parental Arrests Over Truancy as Newsom Repeals Kamala Harris-Era Law
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Parents in California will no longer face criminal charges if their children miss school regularly, following a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that repeals a controversial truancy policy once championed by then-Attorney General Kamala Harris. On October 1, Governor Newsom approved Assembly Bill 461, officially removing the 2011 law from the state’s penal […]