Where They Are, Why They're Gone: Three 9th Grade Dropouts

About 12,000 kids drop out of school in Chicago every year. At Robeson High School, a special project this year has tried to keep freshmen on course to graduate. Despite that, students have slipped away—they’ve stopped coming to school for a whole variety of reasons. Once they’re gone, the chances that anyone will find them are slim. Linda Lutton, Chicago Public Radio, June 12, 2009