Confronting chronic absenteeism
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Students who miss school also miss important social interaction with their peers, access to regular meals and special services such as speech therapy or counseling. Chronic absenteeism was lowest in the early elementary grades, with a rate of 26 percent in kindergarten, and dropping to 16.5 percent for 9th graders, escalating to 31.84
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