Appleton Council Votes Down Truancy Ordinance | Green Bay News

Appleton’s City Council faced tough calls this week, voting deadlocked 6-6 to scrap a controversial truancy ordinance that, while helping high schoolers, actually worsened absenteeism in middle and elementary schools. Meanwhile, residents voiced strong opposition to surveillance tech like license plate readers — which the city shut down in June — pushing council to send oversight proposals back for review. In a clean sweep, they also unanimously canceled the city’s contract with Flock, the company behind the cameras, signaling a pause — but not the end — of the surveillance debate. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9b3aa0ee11eba603