4 Investigates: Thousands of NM students listed as chronically absent during pandemic
Created: January 14, 2021 06:07 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Now that we are ten months into this pandemic, parents understand the struggles their children face each day participating in virtual learning. Parents across New Mexico have seen their children disengage and in many cases not participate in learning at all. The KOB 4 Investigates team sent out a records request to every New Mexico school district requesting attendance data. The information that came back reveals more than 22,000 students statewide have been listed as chronically absent, or missing more than 20% of instructio...
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