Yahoo

With more kids skipping school in Grand Forks, high schools are taking a tougher approach

Sep. 14—GRAND FORKS — Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Jon Strandell recalls, a student with eight or more absences was "unusual." At the time, when Central High School had implemented attendance ...
Yahoo

Students are missing a lot more school. Why chronic absenteeism may be here to stay

LAUSD Supt. Alberto Carvalho, right, exits an electric school bus with teachers and community members while making home visits to boost attendance ahead of the new school year. (Genaro Molina/Los ...
The Post-Crescent

Should students who skip school be fined? Appleton residents, candidates for office weigh in

APPLETON — Appleton residents recently weighed in on a truancy ordinance that would make it easier to punish local students who skip school with citations, with many community members urging caution.
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Teen Was Stopped By A Cop Who Accused Her Of Skipping School, But When He Called To Report Her, The School Said She’d Never Attended There

Some authority figures get so caught up in “doing their job” that they forget to check the facts first. What would you do if a police officer stopped you on the sidewalk, accused you of skipping ...
SanLuisObispo

Parents, teachers debate if kids should be allowed to skip last day of school

Florida mom Patricia Horton poses in a photo with her two kids, aged 12 and 7, on Instagram. Screengrab from Patricia Horton's Instagram page A mother in Florida is sparking quite the debate on TikTok ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Parents, teachers debate if kids should be allowed to skip last day of school

A mother in Florida is sparking quite the debate on TikTok about kids skipping school at the end of the year. Patricia Horton, who has a 12- and 7-year-old at home, took to her TikTok account on May ...