Sport, asacompulsorycourseofcollege, hasnotbeentheattention of college students, so the sports course has become the majorleave of absence ortruancy of college students.
Hunt said a strong indicator of the problem is Kentucky's large number of runaways, who are at high risk for being trafficked, and the number of kids incarcerated each year for "status offenses" such as running away ortruancy.
As examples of innovation, she cites the "learning mentors" project, in which pupils are given indvidual mentors to help with problems which might be disrupting their learning, such as bullying, truancyor difficulties at home.