1.   As schools across the country battle persistent truancy problems, daytime curfews are growing in popularity.

2.   But as more and more cities turn to daytime curfews, the controversy over them grows as well.

3.   But a new challenge to daytime curfews might be brewing in Ohio.

4.   Daytime curfews also benefit schools in areas where education funding is linked to attendance because more students go to school.

5.   In Columbus, three years after the daytime curfew took effect, overall attendance has changed little.

6.   Last month the city of Independence passed a daytime curfew to deter truancy.

7.   Yet supporters of daytime curfews say the measures keep children in school and out of trouble, and that far outweighs any potential harm.

8.   In cities with daytime curfews, young people are expected to stay off the streets during school hours.

9.   But with the majority of violence subsiding during the day, police said Monday they had lifted or eased daytime curfews in most parts of the state.