While district attorney of San Francisco, Harris tried to combat waning school attendance by criminalizing truancy. But when she became attorney general of California in 2011, she implemented the policy statewide. “I had no control over that.”The truancy policy has come under scrutiny in multiple national publications since Harris declared her candidacy for president in late January. Multiple voters interviewed at her events have cited the truancy policy as a concern, but not a disqualifying one. Wednesday’s statement represented a rare expression of regret from Harris, who says she is proud of her record as a prosecutor and does not apologize for it.

Source: Washington Post April 17, 2019 23:13 UTC