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As many as 50,000 students attending the Los Angeles Unified School District were reported absent on the first day of the 2022-2023 school year on Monday.San Francisco-based outlet The Mercury
More pandemic fallout: The chronically absent student
At one middle school, more than 40 percent of the students have been chronically absent this year. Districts are going to great lengths — offering gift cards, night classes — to reach them.
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