But what the state sees as encouragement, some private and religious schools are calling pressure.

He also said that since the program started, many schools had been calling to ask about it.

But he says the school often calls him to say it has a student who is "right for you, your style."

The school also often calls upon the services of professional experts in their field.

Soon, companies, schools and senior centers were calling for help.

During that time, the school again called the child abuse line to report the absences.

But, she said, the school called the police to lead her off the grounds.

Or the school could have called me in to talk about it.

The school would call my mother and tell her I was missing.

The school called in extra counselors after each death, and counseling has continued for some students.