School is back in session, but not everyone went back to class.
In an effort to prevent high school students from permanently dropping out, Orange County teachers, administrators and even the superintendent went door-to-door to get kids back in school.
"Your hope is that every time you drive up to one of the houses, you are going to help them get back on track, help them get back into the school," said Jenny Gibson Lee, principal at Evans High School.
"Success in life will be hampered tremendously if a student doesn't graduate high school," Superintendent Barbara Jenkins said.
It's part of a program called "Expectation Graduation." Volunteers have reached out to hundreds of students from all of Orange County's high schools who failed to return to school this year.
Since its start just two years ago, they have brought 163 would-be dropout students back to high school. Thirty-six have already graduated.
"We aren't just giving them another chance. We are asking them to give us another chance to help them reach success," Dr. Jenkins said.
This year the school district employees were able to recruit 46 students who have agreed to come back to school.
The district said they do this every year because they don't want any students to fall through the cracks. They said they will do whatever they can to make sure these kids get the best chance they can.
"It's a constant reminder that you do matter, that you can do this and we want to see you all the way to the end," Lee said.
We were told many of the 46 students are very close to graduation but didn't realize it.
Now, they will come back and work with counselors to make sure their GPAs, test scores and grades stay on track for a successful graduation.