Portland Public Schools to Offer Attendance "Incentives" to Marshall Students

By BETH SLOVIC

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In the wake of Portland Public Schools' October decision to close Marshall High School at the end of this school year, student attendance at the Southeast Portland high school has fallen to the point that school officials have decided to offer "incentives" to students to improve the schools' attendance rate.

The "incentives" include tickets to Harlem Globetrotter games, pizza parties and Netbooks for students who maintain attendance rates of 95 percent or higher. According to the Portland School Board agenda for today, Monday, Feb. 28:

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