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Detroit Schools to Continue $100 Weekly Perfect Attendance Payments
Posted on 8/21/26 at 10:58 am
Posted on 8/21/26 at 10:58 am
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Detroit Public Schools Community District is expanding an attendance incentive that officials say helped improve turnout among high school students.
Students in grades 6 through 8 can earn $50 for each week of perfect attendance, while high school students can still earn $100 a week.
The expansion comes as chronic absenteeism remains widespread. In 2024-25, 61% of district students missed at least 10% of the school year.
There will also be a new ride-share pilot program. The $500,000 rideshare pilot will provide trips to about 150 students at Pershing, Denby, Osborn and East English Village high schools from Aug. 24 through mid-October.
A separate $1 million state grant will keep DDOT bus rides free for all Detroit K-12 students.
https://themetrodetroitnews.com/detroit-schools-to-continue-100-weekly-perfect-attendance-payments-add-50-for-middle-schoolers/
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Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:00 am to Shexter
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:03 am to Shexter
Looks like the Detroit public school system is in line for some budget cuts…
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:06 am to Shexter
Honestly may be worth it. Sad it's come to this, but truancy is a horrible issue and our country is seemingly just getting dumber.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:10 am to Shexter
They are still not learning shite.
And now the kids who actually were going and trying to learn have to deal with them. fricking crazy.
And now the kids who actually were going and trying to learn have to deal with them. fricking crazy.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:10 am to CatfishJohn
quote:yes a 100 bucks to disrespect teachers, waste resources, and ignore your future versus saving resources, leaving teachers less harassed, all for free.
Honestly may be worth it.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:11 am to Shexter
I'm torn. It's tough to get HSers to give a shite about coming in, especially when its not reinforced at home.
At the same time, parents will 100% send their bad arse kids in sick as frick to get the money.
At the same time, parents will 100% send their bad arse kids in sick as frick to get the money.
This post was edited on 8/21/26 at 11:12 am
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:12 am to CatfishJohn
quote:
but truancy is a horrible issue and our country is seemingly just getting dumber.
Truancy isn’t causing “dumb”.
There’s a common cause that results both in truancy and “dumb”.
Until they figure out a treatment for the cause they are just throwing money away.
Although- keeping these fine yoots from terrorizing the general public from 8am-3pm is probably worth something.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:12 am to BluegrassBelle
quote:
kids in sick as frick to get the money.
I did not think of this
That's true.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:19 am to SallysHuman
quote:
Although- keeping these fine yoots from terrorizing the general public from 8am-3pm is probably worth something.
This is part of the benefit. When they're not in school, they're getting involved in all kinds of bad shite.
I agree it starts at the home.
I wouldn't be happy if my tax payer dollars went to this, but it's not my city, so I'm curious to see if it works
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:22 am to BluegrassBelle
36-40 week school year x $100. They're paying these kids almost $4,000 a year.
Fail 10th grade indefinitely - more money than welfare.
Fail 10th grade indefinitely - more money than welfare.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:00 pm to BluegrassBelle
quote:coming in isn’t the goal of education, participating is.
torn. It's tough to get HSers to give a shite about coming in, especially when it’s not reinforced at home
Now, make it a performance or even a behavior incentive and although I think it is dumb, I can at least understand. But simply showing up and being the sane shithead you are in the streets? No
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:01 pm to Shexter
quote:oh, they will get that too
more money than welfare.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:02 pm to CatfishJohn
It should be a $100 a week tax writeoff for parents
Not hard cash
Not hard cash
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:04 pm to CatfishJohn
quote:now they bring the bad shite to school. I’d rather have bad apples around all other bad apples out of school. Now we have poorly motivated bad kids next to ones trying to do the right thing. Wonder which force wins, the good or bad.
This is part of the benefit. When they're not in school, they're getting involved in all kinds of bad shite.
Mom is gonna force the kid to school to get her 100 bucks, the kid is gonna disrupt, and still hit the streets at 3.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:05 pm to Cosmo
quote:. Write off of what exactly. I’d imagine less than 10% of parents with truant kids would benefit from this
$100 a week tax writeoff for parents
This post was edited on 8/21/26 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:06 pm to CatfishJohn
Just send them to military academies. Bribing kids to do what is right does not reinforce positive behavior. Sleeping in bunks with 100 other kids and running 5 miles @ 0500 will.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:07 pm to CatfishJohn
quote:I can answer that for you. When, in the history of America, has a handout showed an improvement in any metric for the intended population?
so I'm curious to see if it works
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:09 pm to SallysHuman
quote:sure, but I can choose to stay away from them, if I was in school with them I’m forced to sit right by em.
Although- keeping these fine yoots from terrorizing the general public from 8am-3pm is probably worth something.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:10 pm to Shexter
I have zero problem with this.
It’s a new approach, and these kids need all the care and opportunity they can get.
Ain’t there fault there were born to shite parents in a shitty area.
It’s a new approach, and these kids need all the care and opportunity they can get.
Ain’t there fault there were born to shite parents in a shitty area.
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