School social workers fight absenteeism It is distressing to read of an absence epidemic in public schools (“Special Report: Schools face alarming rise in student absences,” June 8).

Many school absences labeled 'unexcused' are for reasons not in the student's or family's control — yet they can have serious consequences for students. We can do better.

The initiative aims to address the high rates of absenteeism in Jefferson County Public Schools and ensure students attend school regularly.

Perhaps permitting students to have a limited number of excused absences during a school year would allow students to remain home when ill, observe religious holidays as their families see fit and ...

Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding experts’ predictions and defying educators’ hopes, it hasn’t come back ...

At the high school, attendance letters are sent to families on a weekly basis if students have four absences, seven or more absences, or seven or more illnesses.

One relatively simple and low-cost intervention for rural districts has the potential to reduce student absences by nearly 5%, according to new research.

The number of fines issued to parents in Barnsley for unauthorised school absences by their children more than doubled last year, new figures reveal. A total of 5,845 penalty notices were issued ...

School absences reflect greater culture Recently retired after a 20-year career teaching secondary mathematics, I can attest to the daunting challenge (“The absence epidemic,” June 8) posed by ...

The average rate of school absences not caused by Covid-19 self-isolation doubled after the pandemic, researchers found.

An Indiana bill intending to curtail missed class time might actually do the opposite by widening the door for high school students to leave school for religious instruction.

Starting this week, the Jefferson County Attorney will send letters to families of students with 15 or more unexcused absences. "Four in 10 JCPS students are chronically absent, meaning they have ...