Hundreds of students miss more than 10 days of school, principal conducts home visits Morningside Middle School Principal Michael White rallied volunteers to visit students homes to get them back in class. (Source: Charleston County School District) By Kaitlin Stansell | December 16, 2020 at 7:38 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 7:38 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - New data shows hundreds of Lowcountry students have missed more than 10 days of class during just the first nine weeks of the 2020-2021 school year.
The Charleston County School District reported 2,500 students who recorded more than ten absences within the first quarter.
The Berkeley County School District reported 1,727 students had failed to show up for more than 10 days of school during the first nine weeks, and Dorchester County School District Two reported 1,419 students had missed the same amount of class time.