PRESS ADVISORY
Tuesday, Kansas City Mayor Sly James will join with a wide range of supporters, including educators, members of the business community, civic leaders, local elected officials and even Kansas City celebrities, to raise awareness of the connection between school attendance and academic achievement. This action is in conjunction with the national Campaign for Grade Level Reading’s efforts to declare September as Attendance Awareness Month. Month-long efforts to highlight the importance of school attendance will be promoted on social media and tagged, “#attendanceworksKC.”
“Simply put, students can’t learn if they aren’t school,” said Mayor James. “It’s important that every child in this City, regardless of which school district they are enrolled in, goes to school every day.”
WHO: Mayor Sly James, local elected officials, members of the civic, business, and education communities, and Kansas City celebrities
WHAT: press conference promoting school attendance
WHEN: Tuesday, September 3rd at 4:00 pm
WHERE: 29th Floor of City Hall, 414 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
