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School guidance around when students should stay home due to illness has become a key focus point as chronic absenteeism has skyrocketed since COVID-19, fueling learning loss. During the pandemic but when schools were open, educators were advising parents to keep their children home at any sign of sickness due to fear it could be…
Gloversville Superintendent David Halloran sent out a letter laying out the district's staggering attendance rates.
Researchers at the University of Missouri have identified school nurses as being in a unique and underappreciated position to identify signs that a student is at-risk for chronic absenteeism.
Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) is taking steps to improve attendance across the district.
A report found that there are more empty seats in public school classrooms across the state, as enrollment numbers drop and chronic absenteeism rises.