Judge Blue steps down from truancy court, says despite efforts, Taylor still has ‘worst attendance rate in state’

Posted on May 31, 2019

Citing an increasing court case load and the fact student attendance rates have not improved over the past five years — despite the revival of a local truancy court — County Court Judge Bill Blue recently notified school officials he will no longer preside over school truancy cases.

In a May 17 letter to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Danny Glover Jr., school board members and Taylor County School District administrators, Blue provided a history of the local truancy court program and his reasons for stepping down.

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