Social worker Mary Schmauss, right, greets students as they arrive for school, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Principal Rosangela Montoya waves goodbye to parents as students arrive at school, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Principal Rosangela Montoya walks Jahim Chavez, 7, back into the school from the playground, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Principal Nicholas Ferro, left, talks with teacher Chirstine Monroid in her classroom at Rice Intermediate School Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Rice Intermediate School Principal Nicholas Ferro walks to the main building on campus Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Third grade teachers Ciara Key, left, and Arden Serrato handing out tests, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
An American flag and New Mexico flag fly at Algodones Elementary School, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Rice Intermediate School Principal Nicholas Ferro walks to a classroom at Rice Intermediate School Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Jason Jones, cultural success coach and care center manager, talks about the care center at San Carlos High School Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Velma Kitcheyan, a third grade teacher at Rice Intermediate School, instructs her students Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Second grade teacher Lori Spina taking a photo of her class for her newsletter Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Nicholas Ferro, principal of Rice Intermediate School, talks about the student experience Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Paula Wilson, cultural success coach at Rice Primary School talks about the Care Center Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Attendance Clerk Katrice Grant speaks to siblings Melanie Pacheco, 8, left, and Marilynn Pacheco, 5, in the hallway before heading to their classrooms, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Attendance Clerk Katrice Grant looks to help a student get out a a car as he is dropped off at school, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Social worker Mary Schmauss, left, and attendance clerk Katrice Grant, discussing truancy cases they need to tackle, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Social worker Mary Schmauss, rear right, greets students as they arrive for school, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
Rice Intermediate School student Gabriella Logan, 10, talks about her school experience Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Attendance Clerk Katrice Grant follows siblings Melanie Pacheco, 8, right and Marilynn Pacheco, 5, as they arrive for school, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)